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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.