Atlanta marked the beginning of the final Confederate struggle for survival. Union forces under Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman lined up against Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee. The superior Union numbers forced the Confederates into a series of delaying actions from entrenched positions. When John Bell Hood replaced Johnston, the Confederates launched increasingly attacking campaigns but were finally forced to give up the city as the Union troops smashed their supply lines, denying the Confederacy its principal granary and manufacturing districts. Sherman was left to embark on his famous March to the Sea.

Includes maps of: Strategic Overview; Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, 7-13 MAY 1864; From Resaca to the Etowah River, 9-20 MAY 1864; Operations around New Hope Church, 21 MAY-5 JUN 1864; From Kennesaw Mountain to the Chattahoochee River, 6 JUN-9 JUL 1864; Operations around Atlanta, 9 JUL-1 SEP 1864; Battle of Peachtree Creek; Battle of Atlanta, 22 JUL 1864; Battle of Jonesborough, 31 AUG-1 SEP 1864; Aftermath, 1 SEP-21 OCT 1864.

The strategic situation -- Chronology -- Opposing plans -- Opposing commanders -- Opposing forces -- The Campaign -- Aftermath -- The battlefield today.