 Zuva rakatevera racho nenguva dza10:00 mangwanani, Sherman akatungamirira varume 65 000 veArmy of the Tennessee neArmy of Georgia, vachiratidza unyanzvi hwechiuto husina kujairika, achipfuura vanhu vakakurumbira vaimuyemura, vakawanda vavo vakanga vasati vambomuona. Kwemaawa matanhatu pasi pezuva rakajeka, varume vakanga vafamba nomuGeorgiauye avo vakanga vakunda uto raJohn Bell Hood muTennessee zvino vakanga vafora pamberi pemapoka anofara aiita mutsetse mumigwagwa. Vanhu vakatarira nepamahwindo nepamatenga edzimba kuti vaone kekutanga uto iri rokumadokero. Kusiyana neuto raMeade, iro raiva rakanyatsoronga zvechiuto, uto raSherman raibva kuGeorgia rakanga richitevedzwa neboka guru revanhu vakanga vauya neuto racho kubva kuSavannah - vanhu vatema vakasunungurwa, vashandi, vaitsvaka mafaro, vanhu vaifamba vachitsvaka tsvina, nezvimwewo. Pakuguma chaipo paiva neboka guru remombe nedzimwe mhuka dzakanga dzatorwa mumapurazi emuCarolina. 