[DOC] [TLE] Union Troops Capture Atlanta - History in the Headlines [PAR] Sep 2, 2014 ... On September 2, 1864, Atlanta surrendered to Union forces following a ... 
Confederates suffered devastating casualties trying to defend the city. Up until ... 
Under General William T. Sherman, the successor to Grant as the top Union ... 
Yet the capture of Atlanta, along with a subsequent Union victory in the... [DOC] [TLE] General William Tecumseh Sherman | HistoryNet [PAR] Information and Articles About General William T. Sherman, a Union General 
during the ... 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 ... The general had spent much time in the South as a U.S. Army officer 
and as... [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. The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the 
captured city of .... Still, Grant trusted Sherman's assessment and on November 2, 
1864, he sent... [DOC] [TLE] William Tecumseh Sherman - Wikipedia [PAR] William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator 
and author. ... In 1864, Sherman succeeded Grant as the Union commander in 
the Western Theater of the war. He proceeded to lead his troops to the capture of 
the city of Atlanta, a military success that contributed to the re-election of U.S.... [DOC] [TLE] Atlanta in the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] The city of Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County, was an important rail and 
commercial center ... The capture of the "Gate City of the South" was especially 
important for .... William Sherman, and ordered all public buildings and possible 
Confederate ..... On September 2, Major General Slocum, in command of the XX 
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1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman accompanied the last corps of his ... had 
started a campaign that culminated in the capture of Atlanta on Sept. 2, a victory 
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Sherman. Portrait by Mathew Brady, ca. 1864. .... strength by challenging him to 
direct battles on open ground. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign concluded 
successfully on September 2, 1864, with the capture of the city of Atlanta,... [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Atlanta: History and Remembrance | Southern Spaces [PAR] May 30, 2014 ... News of Sherman's capture of Atlanta on September 2, 1864 electrified the ... The 
demolition and burning of the city in November 1864 and the battles and .... Even 
though the Confederates had lost ground in their war effort, a favorable ... 
Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston, commander of the Army of... [DOC] [TLE] The burning of Atlanta, seared into America's memory | Pittsburgh ... [PAR] Aug 31, 2014 ... John B. Hood blew up his munitions train on Sept. ... There were fears in late 
1939 that Pittsburgh-born David O. Selznick's much anticipated film Gone With 
the ... 2, 1864, the Confederates had fled and Union forces captured the city. ... 
William Tecumseh Sherman, south from Tennessee into northwest... [DOC] [TLE] March to the Sea | Civil War Trails | Civil War Sites in Georgia [PAR] The Federal 15th Corps subsequently burned the original church the next ... 
General Sherman largely by-passed the city in 1864, but General Wilson did ... 
much of the original town was destroyed in July 1864 by Stoneman's raiders ..... 
After Union Major General William T. Sherman captured Atlanta on September 2, 
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Question: On Sept. 2, 1864 General Sherman captured this city, subsequently burning much of it to the ground
Answer: Atlanta