Lacking adequate reconnaissance, John Bell Hood’s Confederate Army of Tennessee starts moving out of Lovejoy’s Station, south of Atlanta, to destroy Federal supply lines in hopes of starving William T. Sherman’s armies out of Georgia.
Category: Georgia
Georgia: Planning Upcoming Operations
William T. Sherman receives high praise from his superiors for the capture of Atlanta. Sherman writes a long letter to Ulysses S. Grant offering ideas on what the Federals should focus on next.
The Atlanta Evacuation
William T. Sherman, commanding the Federal armies now occupying Atlanta, makes the controversial decision to force all residents out of their city. This “total war” policy, which includes targeting civilians, makes Sherman the most hated man in the South.
The Fall of Atlanta: Aftermath
William T. Sherman’s three Federal armies regroup after capturing Atlanta, which allows John Bell Hood’s Confederate Army of Tennessee to escape to fight another day.
The Fall of Atlanta
William T. Sherman receives official confirmation that his Federals have captured the vital industrial and railroad city of Atlanta. The loss of this key industrial city greatly demoralizes the South and emboldens the Republicans in the upcoming northern elections.
The Battle of Jonesboro: Day Two
After the heavy fighting the previous day, just one Confederate corps is left to face six Federal corps at Jonesboro, south of Atlanta on the Macon & Western Railroad. This threatens to make the fall of Atlanta imminent.