civil war final 7

the gate city

control of all meant control of railroads and getting into the Deep South

hub for 4 major railroads

maj gen William t sherman

from political family in ohio

• thin nervous but confident

• expected to succeed in his mission

sherman’s 3 armies

army of the tennessee under McPherson

• army of the Ohio under schofield

• army of the Cumberland under Thomas

rocky face ridge

union found johnston had built a strong defense so he sent 2 armies ahead to be diversions

• 3rd under mchpherson easily passed through snake creek gap

the battles of buzzards roost and dug gap (may 64)

union armies of Thomas and Schofield marches towards in hopes of distracting johnston

• narrow passage through rocky face ridge

• dug gap: soldiers scaled the steep sides of mountain and came within 30 yards of enemy lines

the battle of resaca (may 64)

station along western and Atlantic railroad

• johnston had evacuated his supply station at dalton so he send defend resaca

• confederate loss

• union lost a lot of men but kept marching to all

the lost opportunity at Cassville (may 64)

• johnston pulls back 30 miles

• hoped the forked road would cause Sherman to split up his force and allow confederates to get the other half

  • which he did and johnston was gonna surprise attack but was ruined by lost union cavalry brigade

the battles of new hope church and Pickett’s mill (may 64)

veterans of 20th corps attack center of johnston’s Lin eat new hope church crossroads

• union had to get through thick brush

union tries to outflank at Picketts mill but went into a trap nad was so bad that one officer said it was a crime to charge

the hell hole

• surrounded by their dead in the woods in the dark being fired at

the battle of Kennesaw mountain (June 64)

confederates had defensive earthworks atop the mountain

the dead angle

where the heaviest fighting happened during battle of Kennesaw mountain

• anyone in that position would not be visible to those in the earthworks above them

maj gen John bell hood

known for aggressive offensive tactics and HATED the union

replaced johnston as head of army of tennessee

the battle of peach tree creek (July 64)

hood attacks Thomas’ army of the cumberland

• drove back union but then stopped and he kept feeding in men and gained no territory which mean he had to go into all

the battle for Atlanta (July 64)

surrounded by 12 mile earthworks

• McPherson;s army of the tennessee cut the ga railroad

• hood wanted to ge them out so he sent 2 corps after it but was defeated

the battle of Ezra church (July 64)

Sherman sent army of tennessee now under gen Howard to threaten Atl and West Point rr so hood said ok fine

the Chicago convention (aug-sept. 64)

united war and peace democrats but controlled by copperheads

the peace plank

drafted by clement valladinghma

• demand that immediate efforts to end the war and restore peace on the basis of the fed union

• nominated war democrat McClellan for president

the battle of jonesboro (aug.-sept 64)

hood assumed he outfought Sherman and settled for a siege bc he thought union would leave bc of the heat

• sherman is like u thought so sends all 3 armies to macon and western rr the last open one. in all

• hood is like ok fine but hood was unable to keep his army together read abandoned atl

atlanta is ours, and fairly won

what Sherman sent to Lincoln

big boost for northern morale bc it meant they got a very important city and helped secure Lincoln’s re election

sherman’s letter to the citizens of Atlanta (sept 64)

basically said y’all brought war on this country and I dont want ur land or property or houses but I do have an obedience to the USA and if they involves destroying ur stuff its not OUR fault bc y’all started this