Atlanta campaign

When

7 May 1864 – 2 Sep 1864

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

33.75° N, 84.39° W

Description

1864 military campaign of the American Civil War

1864 military campaign of the American Civil War

The Atlanta campaign was a series of battles fought in the western theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Major General William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in May 1864, opposed by the Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Atlanta-Feldzug besiegen Unionsstreitkräfte unter William Tecumseh Sherman in Nordgeorgia die konföderierte Army of Tennessee”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Les Confédérés évacuent Atlanta”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page