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From November 15 until December 21, 1864 , Union General William T Sherman marched 60,000 soldiers on a 285 mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. Sherman's soldiers did not destroy any of the towns in their path , but they stole livestock and other supplies and burned the houses of people who tried to fight back. Sherman's troops captured Atlanta on September 2, 1864. It was important that they captured Atlanta because Atlanta was where most of their railroads, factories, foundries, and warehouses were that kept all of the Confederacy's supplies. Major General George Sherman took 62,000 of the soldiers to march through Georgia to Savannah while General George Thomas took 60,000 soldiers to the Confederates in Nashville. The Confederates suffered 650 casualties and the Union only suffered 62 casualties.

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(May 18 - July 4, 1863)

Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his army in Tennessee had been trying to capture the Confederate fort of Vicksburg in Mississippi though previous attempts had been blocked due to the bad travelling terrain in the entire Western theater. Grant had surprised John Pemberton and had defeated the Confederate forces making them move away from the Mississippi River to where the Union could get access to the fort. Union victories at Champion Hill and Black Bridge had weakened Pemberton's forces, leaving the fort retrievable and Pemberton no other choice than to surrender.

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In Southern Tennessee a Union leader Major General Ulysses S. Grant moved the Unuion army deeper into the South and encamped principally at Pittsburgh Landing Tennessee. Confederate leaders Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T Beauregard launched a surprise on the Union. Johnston was killed in action during the battle and Beauregard decided not to fight the Union late into the night. The Union caused the Confederacy to retreat gaining the Union a win. Both sides suffered heavy casualties of more than 23,000 casualties.