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Which three Union armies served under William Tecumseh Sherman during the Atlanta Campaign?
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William Tecumseh Sherman
General William T. Sherman in uniform and wearing a mourning ribbon for President Lincoln, photograph by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, 1865.
During the Atlanta Campaign in 1864, Major General William Tecumseh Sherman commanded three Union armies that totaled approximately 100,000 men. These armies were:12
- Army of the Cumberland1
- Army of the Tennessee1
- Army of the Ohio1
Sherman led these forces from Chattanooga, Tennessee, into Georgia with the objective of capturing Atlanta, a vital industrial and railroad hub for the Confederacy. The successful conclusion of this campaign was a critical factor in the United States presidential election of 1864, as it helped restore Northern morale and bolstered the reelection prospects of President Abraham Lincoln.123