Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's March to Sea

General Sherman waited in Atlanta for two months while waiting for approval for his march; during this time he was ordering that the citizens were evacuated from the city. The main reasons why the Atlanta Campaign took place, the capture would be demoralizing to the southerners, and the union had to do something to keep Abraham Lincoln in office. General Lee replaced Johnston because he didn’t have enough confidence in what he was doing and he wasn’t aggressive enough. The capture of Atlanta was important because it had supplies to support the union for the war and it ensured Lincoln’s reelection. The march was risky because people could very easily die. Sherman had to do carry out this march because it ensured Lincoln’s reelection, crushed the southern war spirit, the railroads were destroyed, and the confederate army was vulnerable. This was the beginning to the end of the war.