Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Panguva imwe cheteyo, Sherman akafamba kubva kuChattanooga kuenda kuAtlanta, achikunda maGeneral eConfederate Joseph E. Johnston naJohn Bell Hood munzira. Nhamba
Kuwa kweAtlanta musi waSeptember 2, 1864, kwakavimbisa kusarudzwazve kwaLincoln semutungamiri wenyika. Hood akasiya nzvimbo yeAtlanta kuti atenderere uye atyisidzire mitsetse yaSherman yekugovera nekupinda muTennessee muFranklin-Nashville Campaign. Maj. Gen. John Schofield weUnion akakunda Hood paHondo yeFranklin, uye George H. Thomas akapa Hood kukundwa kukuru paHondo yeNashville, achinyatsoparadza uto raHood.