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Facts

Date May 1864 - September 1864
Location Atlanta • Georgia • United States
Participants Confederate States of America • United States
Context American Civil War

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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
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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July 21, 1861
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Vicksburg Campaign
1862 - 1863
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February 1862 - July 1863
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Battle of Fort Donelson
February 13, 1862 - February 16, 1862
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
March 9, 1862
Shiloh, Battle of
Battle of Shiloh
April 6, 1862 - April 7, 1862
American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run
Second Battle of Bull Run
August 29, 1862 - August 30, 1862
Battle of Antietam: Confederate dead
Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
December 13, 1862
Map showing the site of the Battle of Chancellorsville during the American Civil War, with key roads, rivers, and locations marked. The map highlights Chancellorsville, Hazel Grove, Catherine Furnace, and Marye's Heights, along with major roads such as the Orange Plank Road and Turnpike, and the Rapidan and Rappahannock rivers. Numbered red circles indicate significant positions or events related to the battle.
Battle of Chancellorsville
April 30, 1863 - May 5, 1863
American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
July 1, 1863 - July 3, 1863
Storming Fort Wagner
Second Battle of Fort Wagner
July 18, 1863
Wood engraving depicting the Fort Pillow Massacre.
Fort Pillow Massacre
April 12, 1864
American Civil War: Atlanta Campaign
Atlanta Campaign
May 1864 - September 1864
wounded soldiers at the Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of the Wilderness
May 5, 1864 - May 7, 1864
American Civil War: Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 8, 1864 - May 19, 1864
Grant at Cold Harbor
Battle of Cold Harbor
May 31, 1864 - June 12, 1864
Petersburg campaign: ruins of the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge
Petersburg Campaign
June 1864 - April 9, 1865
Early, Jubal A.
Battle of Monocacy
July 9, 1864
ruins of an Atlanta depot
Battle of Atlanta
July 22, 1864
Battle of the Crater
Battle of the Crater
July 30, 1864
19th-century print depicting the Battle of Mobile Bay, with warships firing cannons amid clouds of smoke near a coastal fortification.
Battle of Mobile Bay
August 5, 1864 - August 23, 1864
Map and infographic detailing Sherman's March to the Sea during the American Civil War, showing the route of Union General Sherman's troops from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, with colored lines for different corps. The left side features the route across Georgia, while the right side provides facts, a timeline, troop numbers, and casualty comparisons with other major battles.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
November 15, 1864 - December 21, 1864
Nashville, Tennessee
Battle of Nashville
December 15, 1864 - December 16, 1864
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Five Forks
April 1, 1865
Appomattox Court House surrender
Battle of Appomattox Court House
April 9, 1865

Key People

William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States general
John A. Logan
John A. Logan
United States general and politician
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate general
Oliver O. Howard
Oliver O. Howard
United States military officer
John B. Hood
John B. Hood
Confederate general
William Joseph Hardee
William J. Hardee
Confederate general
James B. McPherson
James B. McPherson
United States military officer
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
Confederate general

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