[DOC] [TLE] Sherman's March to the Sea - Wikipedia [PAR] Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the military 
Savannah Campaign in the American Civil War, conducted through Georgia from 
November 15 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of 
the Union Army. ... Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta, Georgia, 
on November... [DOC] [TLE] Georgia in the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] Georgia was one of the original seven slave states that formed the Confederate 
States in ... There was not much fighting in Georgia until September 1863, when 
... and led efforts to remove the state from the Union and into the Confederacy. .... 
and the Battle of Atlanta, but Sherman captured Atlanta on September 2, 1864. [DOC] [TLE] Atlanta falls to Union forces - Sep 01, 1864 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Atlanta falls to Union forces on Sep 01, 1864. ... On 
November 15 of that year, Sherman's troops burned much of the city before ... 
The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when the Confederate commander in chief, 
... from the war and became the capital of Georgia in 1868, first on a temporary 
basis and... [DOC] [TLE] Sherman's March to the Sea | New Georgia Encyclopedia [PAR] Union general William T. Sherman abandoned his supply line and marched ... 
After Sherman's forces captured Atlanta on September 2, 1864, Sherman .... of 
poisoning wells and burning fields, but civilians in the army's path had not done 
so. ... Jacqueline Jones, Saving Savannah: The City and the Civil War (New York:
... [DOC] [TLE] General William Tecumseh Sherman | HistoryNet [PAR] (After Civil War, named General of the Army of the United States) ... Two of his 
foster brothers would serve as major generals in the Union Army during the Civil 
War. ... of Georgia and on September 2, 1864, successfully captured the vital city 
of ... of Meridian, but Sherman's troops tore up railroad tracks and burned military
... [DOC] [TLE] Scorched Earth - Sherman's March to the Sea - Civil War Trust [PAR] In our collective memory, blue-clad soldiers march with impunity, their ... He 
wanted his army to win the war and thus preserve the Union, but he also wanted 
to curtail the ... Two months after capturing Atlanta, Sherman was ready to move 
out and decided ... In fact, his true destination was the Georgia capital of 
Milledgeville. [DOC] [TLE] Atlanta's Role in the Civil War - America's Story from America's Library [PAR] In 1864, Union troops captured Atlanta, Georgia. ... Atlanta played an important 
role during the Civil War. ... General William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops 
captured the city in 1864. ... the Confederate military organization, Union troops 
burned Atlanta to the ground before they ... Today, Atlanta is the capital of 
Georgia. [DOC] [TLE] American History Series: Sherman Burns Atlanta in March to the Sea [PAR] Dec 2, 2009 ... In late 1864, Union General William Sherman had two goals. ... had brought the 
army almost to the edge of Richmond, the Confederate capital. ... and Kay Gallant 
continue the story of the American Civil War. ... It made the gun a much more 
deadly weapon. ... One was to capture the city of Atlanta, Georgia. [DOC] [TLE] Shermans March 1864 facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] After capturing Atlanta in September 1864, a victory that guaranteed the 
reelection of Abraham Lincoln and the continuation of the Civil War, Gen. ... and 
joined in a night of burning and looting before they were disciplined; other Union 
troops ... Georgia: The Story of Soldiers and Civilians During Sherman's 
Campaign, 1995. [DOC] [TLE] September 01, 1864: Atlanta falls to Union forces | Discovery Tours [PAR] On November 15 of that year, Sherman's troops burned much of the city ... 
Sherman's Atlanta campaign was one of the most decisive victories of the Civil 
War. ... and continued to defend it through mid-November against Confederate 
forces led by ...

Question: During the Civil War, Union troops led by Sherman captured & burned much of this Georgia capital
Answer: Atlanta