During the summer of 1864 towards the end of the civil war, Union General Sherman fought Generals Joseph E. Johnston and John B. Hood in battles through north Georgia. Sherman wanted to destroy the Army of Tennessee, cut off supply lines to the Confederacy and capture Atlanta. Sherman failed to destroy the army, but he forced Atlanta to surrender in September of 1864. This greatly helped win votes for Lincoln's re-election and also boosted the soldiers of the Union's morale. Atlanta was now under Union control, and Sherman decided that he was going to march all the way to the sea. In which he would destroy most of the countryside and hurried the coming of the end of the war. Before he left, he ordered that all military supplies in Atlanta be burned. The soldiers got a little out of control and instead, burned the entire city. In which he would destroy most of the countryside and hurried the coming of the end of the war.
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