The Union victory in the largest battle of the Atlanta Campaign led to the capture of that critical Confederate city and opened the door for Maj. Gen.

Atlanta Campaign Union troops eventually cut off a main Confederate supply center, and the outcome influenced the U.S. presidential election of 1864, in which ...

The Battle of Atlanta took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia.

18 окт. 2024 г. · The destruction wreaked by the operation caused significant Confederate economic loss and diminished Confederate morale, generating deep ...

6 мар. 2024 г. · The Battle of Atlanta was significant in that it eliminated the Confederacy's one realistic chance to hold onto Atlanta, its most important hub ...

Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman, wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub, defeated Confederate forces defending the city under ...

30 мая 2014 г. · The Battle of Atlanta figures prominently in the Union's conquest of the Confederacy in the final year of the Civil War and in Abraham ...

The Battle of Atlanta, on July 22, resulted in the Confederates' greatest success of the campaign, with approximately 3,600 casualties (including McPherson), 12 ...

It is no exaggeration to assert that Sherman's capture of Atlanta dealt a devastating blow to the Confederacy's ability to wage war. The seizure and destruction ...