The capture of Atlanta by General Sherman in 1864 helped the candidacy of President Abraham Lincoln. He would be reelected as president that year.
Atlanta was captured in the summer 1864.
Sherman takes Atlanta on September 2nd, 1864. He then started his march to the sea, which took him until December of that same year.
It was one of the Union victories that came just in time to revive Northern morale and save Lincoln from being voted out of office. Ironically, the capture of Atlanta was no part of Grant's strategy. It actually reflected Sherman's failure to destroy the Army of Tennessee. It was really a gesture that would make big headlines in the North.
Congress passed the contract labor law.
The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for reelection, and the Democratic Party nominated General George B. McClellan of New Jersey.
The capture of Atlanta, Georgia, and then the capture of Savannah, Georgia, and the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, were all important factors. Additionally, General Sherman's victory in Atlanta helped Abraham Lincoln win re-election in 1864.
The capture of Atlanta, Georgia, and then the capture of Savannah, Georgia, and the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, were all important factors. Additionally, General Sherman's victory in Atlanta helped Abraham Lincoln win re-election in 1864.
September 24th, 1864
Atlanta.
Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was due to Sherman's capture of Atlanta and his March to the Sea. (Lincoln did not run for President until 1860. Buchanan won in 1854.)
The Capture of Atlanta by Sherman's Union Army on November 2, 1864. It was the end of an offensive campaign which started on May 45, 1864.
Union General had an army of 100,000 troops on May 7, 1864 as he prepared for his drive to capture Atlanta, Georgia.
It was greatly helped when Sherman captured Atlanta.
It was greatly helped when SHerman captured Atlanta.
The Capture of Atlanta by Sherman's Union Army on November 2, 1864. It was the end of an offensive campaign which started on May 45, 1864.
There were three Union successes in a short interval that restored morale in the North. The fall of Atlanta. The clearing of the Shenandoah. The liberation of Mobile. Or it was greatly helped when Sherman captured Atlanta.
William T. Sherman's capture of Atlanta during the Battle of Atlanta changed voters' minds about supporting Lincoln in the 1864 election. The battle happened on July 22, 1864.