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Informational graphic about the Atlanta Campaign during the American Civil War, dated May 7 to September 1, 1864. The image includes a map highlighting Atlanta, Georgia, with surrounding states labeled, and a bar chart comparing troop numbers and casualties for Federal forces under W.T. Sherman and Confederate forces under J.B. Hood. The chart shows 98,500 Federal troops with 21,656 killed, wounded, or missing, and 74,000 Confederate troops with 27,565 killed, wounded, or missing. The graphic al
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scorched-earth policy during the Atlanta Campaign effects of the Atlanta Campaign View of Atlanta, Georgia; photograph by George Barnard.On September 1, 1864, Union General William Sherman took Atlanta with small losses. Atlanta was a small city but an important railhead and supply center for the South; beyond its military importance, its capture assured Lincolns reelection. In November Sherman left Atlanta, now little more than a smoking ruin, and began his three-hundred-mile march to Savannah, destroying all possible military resources in his path. Confederate fort on Peach Tree Street in Atlanta, Georgia American Civil War destruction Historical map showing the western and Carolinas campaigns during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865. The map covers parts of the southeastern and central United States, including Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Key battle sites are marked with dates, along with symbols indicating Federal and Confederate victories and locations of forts. Major rivers, cities, and state boundaries are also shown for geographic conte
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Article revised. Feb 21, 2024
Modified link of Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Sherman's March. Aug 22, 2023
Add new Web site: National Archives - The Atlanta Campaign of 1864: The Camera at War. Oct 13, 2017
Media added. Jun 23, 2017
Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Sherman's March. Feb 14, 2017
Media added. Oct 14, 2016
Add new Web site: Civil War Trust - The Atlanta Campaign. Jul 31, 2016
Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - History and Archaeology - Atlanta Campaign. May 30, 2011
Added new Web site: CivilWarAlbum.com. May 10, 2006
Article revised. Oct 16, 2003
Article revised. Feb 16, 2001
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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