Battles for Atlanta - Sherman Moves East (The Civil War Series)

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THEINVASIONOFGEORGIA
MAY-SEPTEMBER 1864
In early May of 1864, General William Te-
cumseh Sherman led three Federal armies
south from Chattanoogainto Georgia to de-
stroy the Confederate forces ofGeneral Jo-
sephE.JohnstonandtocaptureAtlanta,the
strategic manufacturing and railroad center
\ oftheDeepSouth. Thoughgreatlyoutnum-
bered, Johnstonexecutedastringofshrewd
blockingactions(crossedswords)beforebeing
forcedbacktoAtlantainthesecondweekof
July. There Johnston was replaced by John
W Talla7hassee -V^ Bell Hood, whose aggressive tactics kept
\ , Sherman at bay. Finally, at the end ofAu-
I gust,thedecisivecontestatJonesboro,south
ofAtlanta, resulted in a Union victory that
sealedthefateofthecity.
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