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When Grant became General-in-Chief, he told his Generals that he wasn't interested in occupying territory, only in destroying Confederate armies.
His orders to Sherman were to destroy the Army of Tennessee, wherever he found it. Sherman had not managed to do this, partly because he was handicapped by his long and vulnerable supply-line.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was facing a General Election on unfavourable terms, with no recent battlefield victories, but casualties mounting every day.
Capturing Atlanta would at least sound like big news and restore Northern morale.
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General Sherman marched his army from Chattanooga toward what city?
General Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army advanced from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Atlanta, Georgia. After victory in Atlanta, Sherman ordered the city's evacuation and burning in November 1864.
Did Sherman's army march through Georgia to the sea to capture Atlanta?
No. Remember "...from Atlanta to the sea"? It was after the fall of Atlanta that he devised the plan. At the end of it, he would capture Savannah. But the real aim was to wreck the Southern economy, destroy civilian morale, and starve the Confederate armies in the field.
What helped Lincoln win the election in 1864?
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.
Why was the capture of Chattanooga so important?
It released Grant to move to Virginia and take on Lee, while Sherman crowded Johnston back towards Atlanta.
Grant's first objective called for?
Sherman to move from Chattanooga into Georgia and capture Atlanta Or more correctly, to destroy the Army of Tennessee. When Sherman failed to do this, he captured Atlanta instead, as a big, visible gesture that would impress the North and help Lincoln to win the election. (The Army of Tennessee escaped and headed North to take on George Thomas at Nashville, where it came to grief.)
What key north battle helps Lincoln with re-election?
Atlanta - though curiously it was not a key battle strategically (only politically). Grant had not ordered Sherman to capture it, or any other town. He had told Sherman to destroy the Army of Tennessee. The Battle of Atlanta was evidence that Sherman had failed to do this.
When did William t sherman capture atlanta?
September 24th, 1864
What city did General Sherman capture before his March to the Sea?
Atlanta
What event sparked Lincoln's reelection victory in 1864?
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.
Who led Union forces in the capture of Atlanta in the devastating march across Georgia to the sea?
General sherman.
What candidate was helped by the capture of atlanta in 1864?
The capture of Atlanta by General Sherman in 1864 helped the candidacy of President Abraham Lincoln. He would be reelected as president that year.
Who led troops across Georgia to capture Atlanta?
General William T. Sherman.
General Sherman marched his army from Chattanooga toward what city?
General Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army advanced from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Atlanta, Georgia. After victory in Atlanta, Sherman ordered the city's evacuation and burning in November 1864.
After sherman won the of atlanta what did he do to atlanta?
Ordered all buildings of military value to be burned down. But most of the city was in ruins by the time he left.
What did William Sherman do in atlanta?
Ordered the local population out and burned down all buildings of military importance.
How did Sherman's capture of Atlanta lead to the end of slavery in the US?
Sherman's capture of the Atlanta gave Lincoln a reason to emancipate the slaves. It showed that the war could in fact be won. Second idea Hardly a connection. Until the Army of Northern Virginia was defeated, the war would have continued.
What key event in the US Civil War guaranteed President Lincoln's re-election in November of 1864?
The capture of Atlanta by Sherman - following the capture of Mobile by Faragut.
