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What happen to Atlanta after the battle of Atlanta?
Sherman aimed to destroy buildings of military importance, but ended up burning down most of the city, leaving many refugees to flee into the mountains.
What helped Lincoln win the election in 1864?
Sherman's occupation of Atlanta. Ironically this represented the failure of his mission to destroy the Army of Tennessee, as ordered by Grant. But it sounded important and made big news when Northern civilian morale was suffering. Also at this time - the liberation of the port of Mobile, and the defeat of Jubal Early in the Shenandoah.
Why did Lincoln give permission to destroy the civilian infrastructure?
He didn't. If you refer to Sherman he believed in total war and to burn his way to Atlanta to force Confederate forces to surrender.
Did Sherman's army march through Georgia to the sea to capture Atlanta?
No. Remember "...from Atlanta to the sea"? It was after the fall of Atlanta that he devised the plan. At the end of it, he would capture Savannah. But the real aim was to wreck the Southern economy, destroy civilian morale, and starve the Confederate armies in the field.
How did sherman's victory at Atlanta affect the election of 1864?
It made big news in the North and raised morale, even though it actually represented a failure to destroy the Army of Tennessee before it reached Atlanta.
Which city in Georgia did Sherman want?
Atlanta.
What was William T Sherman's position in the Civil War?
General
Which union generals task was to capture Atlanta a major confederate Railroad Center?
Atlanta was captured by William T. Sherman - but it was not actually his task to do so. Sherman was told to forget about capturing territory and simply destroy the Army of Tenessee, wherever he found it. When that army escaped from Atlanta, Sherman was not confident of being able to pursue and destroy it in difficult mountain terrain while his supply-line was so vulnerable. Instead, he decided to occupy (and largely destroy) Atlanta, before embarking on his March to the Sea, where he could live off the land and forget his supply-line.
What key north battle helps Lincoln with re-election?
Atlanta - though curiously it was not a key battle strategically (only politically). Grant had not ordered Sherman to capture it, or any other town. He had told Sherman to destroy the Army of Tennessee. The Battle of Atlanta was evidence that Sherman had failed to do this.
What is the significance of sherman's atlanta campaign?
Grant had not been especially interested in capturing Atlanta. He had told Sherman simply to destroy the Army of Tennessee, and Sherman had failed to do this. Meanwhile the Confederates were attacking his long supply-line, and there was an election coming up, which Lincoln believed he would lose. For want of anything better to do, Sherman decided to capture Atlanta - an important rail junction - and this helped to restore Northern morale. The Army of Tennessee escaped into the mountains, hoping Sherman would abandon Atlanta in order to follow them. This was when Sherman decided to abandon his supply-line instead, and live off the land while crossing Georgia, destroying farms and railroads, and eventually liberating the port of Savannah.
Atlanta's importantcy as a target for union forces?
Atlanta had little importance for Grant, who had told Sherman simply to destroy the Army of Tennessee wherever it was. It was when Sherman failed to do this that the capture of Atlanta seemed like the next best thing, a morale-booster for the war-weary North, with the General Election getting near.
What happen to Atlanta after the battle of Atlanta?
Sherman aimed to destroy buildings of military importance, but ended up burning down most of the city, leaving many refugees to flee into the mountains.
Why did Sherman feel that the South had to feel the hard hand of war?
Because he had failed to destroy the Army Of Tennessee, as ordered. But he had managed to destroy civilian morale when he occupied Atlanta, and decided to continue with this policy.
What helped Lincoln win the election in 1864?
Sherman's occupation of Atlanta. Ironically this represented the failure of his mission to destroy the Army of Tennessee, as ordered by Grant. But it sounded important and made big news when Northern civilian morale was suffering. Also at this time - the liberation of the port of Mobile, and the defeat of Jubal Early in the Shenandoah.
The city in the middle of Georgia was burned by general Sherman?
The main city captured by Sherman was Atlanta.
What was the significance of Atlanta in the civil war?
Sherman decided to liberate Atlanta in order to raise Northern morale in the run-up to the General Election of 1864, which Lincoln feared he would lose. Atlanta had not been a primary military objective - Grant had stressed that he wanted to destroy armies, not occupy famous place-names. But Sherman did not think he could destroy the Army of Tennessee while his long supply-line was so vulnerable. So the capture of Atlanta was a substitute victory. It was at this point that Sherman decided on his new strategy of punitive raids on farms and railroads. Moving off on his March to the Sea, he left Atlanta in flames.
Where in Atlanta did Sherman watch the burning of Atlanta?
I think Sherman burned most of the buildings in the city.So i don't think there is only such a specific area in Atlanta.
