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Atlanta Campaign Map

About this Map

The Atlanta Campaign was an 1864 Union offensive fought in northern Georgia. The campaign began on May 7, 1864 when three Federal armies under the command of Major General William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The campaign ended when Confederate General John Bell Hood ordered the Army of Tennessee to evacuate Atlanta on September 1, 1864, enabling Sherman to occupy the city on the next day.

Places on the Map

Adairsville

Battle of Resaca

Dallas

Dalton

Ezra Church

Jonesborough

Kennesaw Mountain

Kolb’s Farm

Lovejoy’s Station

Marietta

New Hope Church

Peachtree Creek

Pickett’s Mill

Utoy Creek