July 20, 1864 in northern Georgia.
This was a series of battles.
Sherman was not able to
conquer his enemy but
managed to make them
surrender Atlanta. The
battle was significant
because once Atlanta
was captured Sherman
began his march to the sea. which led to confederat defeat.
The battle of Atlanta resulted in a little more than 12,000 casualties and was considered one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war. It was fought in Fulton County Georgia on July 22, 1864. The union won the battle and lost around 3,650 soldiers. The union also lost General James B. McPherson and was a major blow to William Sherman. The battle ended when Sherman had his 20 cannons bombard the confederate soldiers to block them off and ordered
his men to advance forward and
restored their line
of soldiers which in the end resulted in the
casualties for the south.
The battle of Atlanta was said to be one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war. It was eight hours of nonstop fighting and an estimated
12,000 people died. General William T. Sherman's goal was to destroy the array of Tennessee, capture Atlanta, and cut off vital confederate supply lines. Although Sherman failed to destroy his enemy, he forced the
south to surrender Atlanta in September
of 1864
the re-election of Abraham Lincoln.
With Atlanta now under the union
control Sherman began his march to
the sea catching everything
in his path on fire.
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