<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-1864, i-Union Army yathuthela eningizimu ngemva kokuthunjwa kweChattanooga futhi yaqala ukuhlasela kwayo enyakatho Georgia. Isifunda esizungeze i - Atlanta sasiyindawo yezimpi eziningana ezinkulu zempi, ezafinyelela umvuthwandaba ngeMpi Yase - Atlanta  <response>: nokuvinjezelwa kwedolobha izinyanga ezine yiButho LaseNyakatho ngaphansi komyalo kaJenene William Tecumseh Sherman. Ngo-September 1, 1864, uJenene wase-Confederate uJohn Bell Hood wanquma ukuhoxa e-Atlanta, futhi wayala ukuba kubhujiswe zonke izakhiwo zomphakathi kanye nempahla engaba usizo e-Union Army. Ngosuku olulandelayo, iMeya uJames Calhoun yanikela i-Atlanta e-Union Army, kwathi ngo-September 7, uSherman wayala ukuba izakhamuzi zedolobha zihambe. NgoNovemba 11, 1864, uSherman walungiselela uMashi Wempi YeNyunyana eya oLwandle ngokuyala ukuthi kubhujiswe izimpahla ezisele zase-Atlanta. 