It was an attempt to raise Northern morale in the run-up to the Presidential Election, which Lincoln feared he would lose.
Sherman's orders were to destroy the Army of Tennessee, but he had not succeeded in doing this, and the North was hungry for some good news.
'Atlanta Falls' made a heck of a headline, and Sherman then went on to cross Georgia, almost unmolested, which was a new and different way of demonstrating that the Confederacy was on its last legs.
Atlanta Campaign happened on 1864-09-02.
Atlanta Campaign - Date: May 7 - September 2, 1864
The Atlanta campaign wasn't exactly located anywhere. It mostly occurred in northwestern Georgia around the Atlanta area.
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campaign of Atlanta and savannah.
The Atlanta campaign wasn't exactly located anywhere. It mostly occurred in northwestern Georgia around the Atlanta area.
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The Atlanta campaign led to the war ending because the union marched through several states and destroyed them all and then when they got to Atlanta they destroyed the railroad so no transports could get through
William T. Sherman and James B. Hood were general in the battle of Atlanta.
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The Confederate (south) states lost the battle.