The Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's March to Sea

December 23, 1864

The Atlanta Campaign
The Atlanta Campaign actually was made up of 9 single battles. The Confederacy was trying to keep Sherman out of Atlanta for as long as they could. However, there were almost daily fights while Sherman was trying to get in. He eventually got inside Atlanta because of a deadly mistake on the Confederacy's part. They then set fire to the city and left.

Sherman's March to Sea
After Sherman and his troop set fire to Atlanta and left, he started to head towards Savannah. He burned what he did not need. Sherman arrived in Savannah on December 10th. He surprisingly did not burn it. According to my sourced, there was a lot of money's worth of cotton there. Maybe it is not such a surprise. However, speaking of surprises, Sherman, on December 21, gave Savannah to Lincoln as a "Christmas present." It was very interesting to see how Sherman's plan unfolded.