1. Atlanta, Georgia and the Civil War
These diplomatic factors made the Atlanta Campaign a politically driven series of military engagements. ... The importance of this campaign for Union politics required an overwhelming Confederate defeat. ... However, the politician's control in military decisions released Johnston as commander of the Army of Tennessee after the loss at Pace's Ferry. ... Lieutenant Andrew Jackson Neal's opinion that "Johnston can save Atlanta by fighting for it but the preservation of the Army is infinitely of more importanceas long as our Army continues in the field Sherman can do little da...
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