The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the western theater of the American Civil War from May to September 1864. The campaign began with Union forces under Major General William T. Sherman advancing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, towards Atlanta, Georgia, the main rail and manufacturing hub of the Confederate Army. The Confederate forces under General Joseph E. Johnston retreated steadily, engaging in a series of battles along the way.
On September 1, Sherman's forces reached Atlanta and began a siege of the city. After several weeks of fighting, Johnston was replaced by General John Bell Hood, who launched a series of counterattacks against Sherman's lines. However, these attacks were unsuccessful, and on September 2, Hood abandoned the city and retreated to the south.
The capture of Atlanta was a major victory for the Union and a turning point in the war. It cut off the Confederate Army from its supplies and manufacturing base in the West and paved the way for Sherman's March to the Sea, which would ultimately lead to the surrender of the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the end of the war.
The capture of Atlanta was also significant because it helped to boost the morale of the Union troops and the Northern public. After a series of bloody and costly battles in the East, the Union victory at Atlanta gave the North hope that the war could be won.
