Atlanta Campaign

E49984

The Atlanta Campaign was a major Union offensive during the American Civil War in 1864, led by General William Tecumseh Sherman to capture the strategic city of Atlanta, Georgia.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (10)

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Union offensive
military campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
campaignCommanderConfederate John Bell Hood
Joseph E. Johnston
campaignCommanderUnion William Tecumseh Sherman
cityCaptured Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
commander John Bell Hood
Joseph E. Johnston
William Tecumseh Sherman
confederateArmyComponent Army of Tennessee
conflictOf American Civil War
dateCaptureOfAtlanta 1864-09-02
destruction Confederate military infrastructure in Atlanta
railroads around Atlanta
endDate 1864-09-02
followedBy Sherman’s March to the Sea
forceTypeUnion Military Division of the Mississippi
location Georgia
United States of America
surface form: United States
notableBattle Atlanta Campaign self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Atlanta

Battle of Ezra Church
Battle of Jonesborough
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of New Hope Church
Battle of Peachtree Creek
Battle of Pickett’s Mill
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
objective capture of Atlanta
partOf Sherman’s March to the Sea
surface form: Sherman’s March to the Sea (precursor phase)

Western Theater of the American Civil War
politicalImpact boosted Northern morale
contributed to Abraham Lincoln’s reelection in 1864
precededBy Chattanooga Campaign
result Union victory
startDate 1864-05-07
strategicImportance industrial center
logistical center for the Confederacy
major railroad hub
tacticsUsed entrenchments
flanking maneuvers
siege operations
theaterCommanderUnion Ulysses S. Grant
unionArmyComponent Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Ohio
Army of the Tennessee
year 1864

Referenced by (66)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Tecumseh Sherman notableFor Atlanta Campaign
Oliver Otis Howard battle Atlanta Campaign
Sherman’s March to the Sea precededBy Atlanta Campaign
Atlanta Campaign notableBattle Atlanta Campaign self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Atlanta
Union Army notableCampaign Atlanta Campaign
Grenville M. Dodge notableBattle Atlanta Campaign
Chattanooga Campaign followedBy Atlanta Campaign
John Bell Hood notableFor Atlanta Campaign
Leonidas Polk participatedIn Atlanta Campaign
Army of the Ohio engagement Atlanta Campaign
Savannah Campaign precededBy Atlanta Campaign
Army of the Tennessee engagement Atlanta Campaign
Army of the Tennessee campaign Atlanta Campaign
Joseph E. Johnston notableFor Atlanta Campaign
Joseph Wheeler participatedInBattle Atlanta Campaign
Edmund Pettus participantIn Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Atlanta campaign
Kennesaw Mountain campaign Atlanta Campaign
Patrick Cleburne battle Atlanta Campaign
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain partOf Atlanta Campaign
Pigeon Hill partOfCampaign Atlanta Campaign
Cheatham Hill associatedWithEvent Atlanta Campaign
Cheatham Hill category Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Battlefield of the Atlanta Campaign
Kolb Farm associatedWithConflict Atlanta Campaign
Army of Tennessee activeInBattle Atlanta Campaign
Army of Tennessee participatedIn Atlanta Campaign
Army of Tennessee notableDefeat Atlanta Campaign
Joseph Hooker participatedIn Atlanta Campaign
Major General Joseph Hooker notableEvent Atlanta Campaign
subject surface form: Joseph Hooker
Major General Joseph Hooker battle Atlanta Campaign
subject surface form: Joseph Hooker
Henry Ware Lawton battle Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Atlanta campaign
Army of the Cumberland engagement Atlanta Campaign
James B. McPherson notableBattle Atlanta Campaign
March to the Sea precededBy Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Atlanta campaign
Western Union armies engagedIn Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Atlanta campaign
Union Army campaigns hasPart Atlanta Campaign
Battle of Ezra Church partOf Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Atlanta campaign
Battle of Ezra Church partOf Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Sherman's Atlanta campaign
Battle of Ezra Church relatedEvent Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Siege of Atlanta
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge partOf Atlanta Campaign
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge campaign Atlanta Campaign
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge partOfSeries Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Sherman’s advance on Atlanta
Hugh Boyle Ewing participatedIn Atlanta Campaign
this entity surface form: Atlanta campaign