 Eight months later, as the city is besieged by the Union Army in the Atlanta Campaign, Melanie gives birth with Scarlett's aid, and Rhett helps them flee the city.Once out of the city, Rhett chooses to go off to fight, leaving Scarlett to make her own way back to Tara.Upon her return home, Scarlett finds Tara deserted, except for her father, her sisters, and two former slaves