https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa July 22nd,1864 en-us 2023-08-28 16:19:44 UTC 2023-08-30 03:41:12 UTC hello@padlet.com erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677297347 The Battle of Atlanta took place on July 22, 1864. In this battle 34,863 Union soldiers fought against 40,438 Confederate soldiers. The total casualty count in the Battle of Atlanta with soldiers from the Union and the Confederacy was a total of 9,222. In addition, this battle held extreme significance because the Union was able to take out major southern railroads and weaken the Confederacy because their supplies were cut off. Furthermore, because the Union targeted the railroads other Confederate states were not able to receive supplies because the supply depots were cut off. Furthermore, The general on the Union side leading the attack was William T. Sherman, while the general of the Confederate side was John Bell Hood, both men made strategic moves in order to attempt to win the Battle. For example Hood took a defensive approach which resulted in the confederate armies retreating behind Atlanta's defenses. While Sherman took an offensive approach targeting the major railroads and implementing total war. Overall Hood came up short and the Union won the Battle of Atlanta. In addition, in comparison to the Union, the confederacy faced a different type of war because the battles were in their own backyards. However, backyard battle was both an advantage and a disadvantage because other southerners were more likely to give immediate resources to Confederate Soldiers and not the Union Soldiers. However, the disadvantage was that the war was taking place in their hubs and cities therefore, not only their supplies were under attack but the locations and plantations in which their supplies were made were under attack. In regards to the significance of the aftermath, after the Union won The Battle of Atlanta the Confederacy was extremely weakened and the March to Savannah began.]]> 2023-08-29 22:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677297347 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677300333 This primary Source is a letter written in 1864 by Marcus A Bell, a confederate officer. In the letter, he writes about the shells going off around his location in Atlanta. The purpose of this letter was to inform his wife about the “fiery missiles of death” and the forces surrounding Atlanta. Furthermore, the letter contains content about shells and the damage that they did to neighbors houses and their community. The letter also possesses information about “bomb proofs” or bomb shelters in which the citizens would hide in however, they were not necessarily safe. To a historian looking at the larger scale of the Civil War, this could hold value because this letter does contain emotions, feelings, and information about this bombing. A historian looking at the larger picture could use the information in the letter to ask themselves if the Civil War was worth it to the Confederate party because such a small part of the War took its toll. In addition, this letter does have some limitations because there was only one writer and the letter was written during a scary and emotional time for the writer.]]> 2023-08-29 22:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677300333 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677302948 “History of the Battle of Atlanta in the American Civil War | Britannica.” Www.britannica.com, www.britannica.com/summary/Battle-of-Atlanta#:~:text=Of%20the%2034%2C863%20Union%20troops.]]> 2023-08-29 22:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677302948 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677303618 Politically, The Battle of Atlanta had a significant impact on Abraham Lincoln’s re-election because when the Union won the Battle the public opinion of Lincoln was reshaped because The Battle of Atlanta showed that the Union was making progress in the War. Furthermore, Northern morale was boosted because the victory gave the Union hope that the Civil War would soon be over. ]]> 2023-08-29 22:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677303618 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677303693 A cultural significance of the aftermath of the Battle of Atlanta was the emphasis around railroads reconstruction. This is because the south relied on railroads in order to transport goods and crops. In addition, in the Pre-Civil War time period, slavery had been a huge part of culture in the south because the south was economically reliant on plantation agriculture. However, with the outlaw of slavery in the post-Civil War time period the culture and economic principles of the south had to be reshaped. ]]> 2023-08-29 22:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677303693 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677303748 Socially, in Georgia plantations, cities, homes, businesses, ect. Had been affected by the result of the The Battle of Atlanta because the battle was a “backyard battle” for the citizens of Georgia. However, looking at the Civil War as a whole, battles took place all over the South meaning that most southern states took part in a “backyard battle”.  Furthermore, the destruction of the plantations, homes, businesses, ect. Was one of the main concerns because everything that was destroyed not only in the Battle of Atlanta but in the Civil War would have to be built up again. Overall this proved to be a challenging time for the United States. In today’s world socially, the Civil War is still a conversation piece and a part of American History that can be observed through historical sites and museums.]]> 2023-08-29 22:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677303748 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677306018 2023-08-29 22:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677306018 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677311547 2023-08-29 22:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677311547 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677329996 2023-08-29 23:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677329996 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677334526 In this picture General Hood is displayed, Hood was known as the General who oversaw the confederate Army during the Battle of Atlanta. ]]> 2023-08-29 23:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677334526 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677335967 2023-08-29 23:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677335967 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677346843 2023-08-29 23:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677346843 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677352013 2023-08-29 23:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677352013 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677352818 2023-08-29 23:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677352818 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677377855 Major Thomas T. Taylor from Georgetown, Ohio Wrote a letter to his wife, Netta 4 days after the Battle of Atlanta that described what events took place when he and the rest of Sherman’s Army moved against Atlanta. The purpose for this letter was to describe his experience during the Battle of Atlanta to his wife and display how he was able to go around the confederate “skirmishers”. The letter possesses several pieces of information about the Battle of Atlanta and the aftermath of the Battle. This information is given in a friendly but formal tone. This could be because he was addressing his wife however he was a lawyer and newspaper editor therefore he was very well spoken and grammatically correct for the time period. To a historian looking at the larger view of the Civil War this letter could be considered valuable when addressing and looking over different federalist war tactics used because the letter goes into depth about the different “fights” as Taylor describes. This letter does have limitations because it is dramatized and in the letter historians can only view Taylor’s Point of View. 

]]> 2023-08-30 00:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677377855 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677394098 Above is a picture of Sherman on horseback riding in Atlanta Georgia.]]> 2023-08-30 00:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677394098 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677416688 2023-08-30 00:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677416688 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677425313 The image above displays Sherman’s men destroying a railroad in Atlanta in order to attempt to weaken the Confederates. ]]> 2023-08-30 00:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677425313 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677430104 The image above is a photo taken when federalists were present in a Confederate Fort. ]]> 2023-08-30 01:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677430104 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677442111 Although the text is displaced in the bottom half above the text is an image displaying how Sherman was able to maneuver, taking back Atlanta almost as if he was playing music. 

]]> 2023-08-30 01:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677442111 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677443302 2023-08-30 01:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677443302 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677493916 2023-08-30 01:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677493916 erundell25 https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677651909 2023-08-30 03:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/erundell25/ly9g2gn23hx2pmqa/wish/2677651909