By this time, Major-General William T. Sherman’s Federals had wrecked the South Carolina Railroad, cutting the connection between the Confederate garrisons at Augusta and Charleston.
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The Battle of Nashville
After significant delays, George H. Thomas finally launches his long-awaited Federal assault on the Confederate Army of Tennessee south of Nashville.
Georgia: Hood Attacks Sherman’s Lifeline
Following the capture of Atlanta, William T. Sherman reorganizes his armies while John Bell Hood directs his Confederate army to attack Federal supply lines. Hood’s aim is to force Sherman to come out of Atlanta and give battle.
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.