18 окт. 2024 г. · His primary objective was to capture and neutralize the city of Atlanta, which was a major railroad centre, supply depot, and manufacturing hub ...

1 мая 2014 г. · Sherman's capture of Atlanta was a major blow to the Confederacy, all but assuring President Abraham Lincoln's re-election two months later, ...

The first significant Northern victory in 1864, the fall of Atlanta assured President Lincoln's reelection in November, as well as a pledged U.S. prosecution ...

The Atlanta campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta

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The capture of such a valuable Confederate stronghold boosted Northern morale, helped ensure the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln in November, and ...

9 нояб. 2009 г. · Sherman's goal was to destroy the Army of the Tennessee, capture Atlanta and cut off vital Confederate supply lines.

Sherman's victory lifted the flagging morale and war-weariness of the North's population and was instrumental in bringing about President Lincoln's reelection.

The capture of Atlanta opened the door for Sherman's “March to the Sea.” Union forces occupied Atlanta for the rest of the war and throughout Reconstruction.