William T. Sherman works to unite three Federal armies for a drive against Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederate Army of Tennessee. Sherman also targets the vital stronghold of Atlanta for what could potentially become a pivotal campaign in the war.
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The Dalton Demonstration
Skirmishing intensifies in northern Georgia, as John M. Palmer seeks to unite his Federals at Rocky Face Ridge and drive the Confederates out of Dalton.
The Proposed Dalton Demonstration
Ulysses S. Grant looks to George H. Thomas’s Federal army at Chattanooga to advance into northern Georgia and threaten Dalton as a means to keep the Confederate army stationed there occupied and unable to reinforce the armies in Mississippi or northeastern Tennessee.
Meridian: Federals Continue Moving East
Federal cavalry finally starts riding out of Tennessee to support William T. Sherman’s Federal army moving east through central Mississippi. Leonidas Polk prepares his Confederates for a possible retreat into Alabama.
A New Era Had Dawned
Joseph E. Johnston arrives at Dalton, Georgia, to assume command of the demoralized Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Inspiring Hope and Re-Establishing Confidence
President Jefferson Davis decides to appoint a bitter rival to command the demoralized Confederate Army of Tennessee.