Today Union General George Stoneman makes his way south of Atlanta toward Macon, carrying out orders from General William T. Sherman to disrupt Confederate infrastructure and, hopefully, secure the release of Union prisoners in Macon and Andersonville. On both accounts, Stoneman fails. Two days hence, while attempting to withdraw to the safety of Union lines…
Minor skirmishes mark this day in the Atlanta Campaign. Union forces circle the city on three sides. Under siege for days now, Atlanta residents nervously wonder when the next major battle will take place. Confederate defenders, unable to halt the progress of the enemy, are all the more weakened by the three month long Atlanta…
Today witnesses the beginning of the latest in a string of battles in the Atlanta Campaign, a battle that the Confederacy has long feared: the Battle of Atlanta. While this clash does not result in Union control of Atlanta, a decisive Union victory signals that the dreaded Northern hordes are at the gate. Confederate General…