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They restored Northern morale in time for the 1864 election.
Which Southern city did Sherman present to Lincoln as a Christmas gift
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The capture of Atlanta, Georgia, and then the capture of Savannah, Georgia, and the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, were all important factors. Additionally, General Sherman's victory in Atlanta helped Abraham Lincoln win re-election in 1864.
There were three Union successes in a short interval that restored morale in the North. The fall of Atlanta. The clearing of the Shenandoah. The liberation of Mobile. Or it was greatly helped when Sherman captured Atlanta.
President Lincoln was concerned about the battle successes of Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley in 1862. He feared for the safety of Washington DC. With that in mind, Lincoln sent General Fremont into the Valley to destroy Jackson's army.
Sherman helped Lincoln get relected in 1864 because he was in love with him
Sherman's occupation of Atlanta. Ironically this represented the failure of his mission to destroy the Army of Tennessee, as ordered by Grant. But it sounded important and made big news when Northern civilian morale was suffering. Also at this time - the liberation of the port of Mobile, and the defeat of Jubal Early in the Shenandoah.
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General Sherman Captured Atlanta.