<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngo-1864, iButho LaseNyakatho lithuthela eningizimu ngemva kokuthunjwa kweChattanooga futhi laqala ukuhlasela kwalo enyakatho yeGeorgia. Isifunda esizungeze i-Atlanta sasiyindawo yezimpi ezinkulu zempi eziningana, ezafinyelela umvuthwandaba nge  <response>: Impi yase-Atlanta nokuvinjezelwa kwedolobha izinyanga ezine yi-Union Army ngaphansi komyalo kaJenene uWilliam 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. 