Sherman won the Battle of Atlanta, although he had failed in his mission to destroy the Army of Tennessee, which escaped the city.He then settled on his plan to ignore that army, turn East, and carry...
Atlanta was evacuated by the Confederate Army of Tennessee (Maj. Gen. Hood commanding) on 1 September 1864 and occupied by the Union Armies of the Tennesse and the Cumberland the following morning...
Yes.He was meant to be destroying only buildings of military importance, but it went a lot further than that, and thousands were made homeless. That is why so few fine old buildings are still...
The Union occupied the city, and the Confederates escaped into the mountains. As Sherman's orders were to destroy the enemy, he actually failed in his mission. But the March to the Sea restored his...