Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Xilligii xagaaga ee 1864 Anderson waxaa loo magacaabay kornayl ka tirsan 5th Georgia Militia, iyo bishii May waxaa loo dalacsiiyay brigadier general waxaana la siiyay amarka 3rd Georgia Militia Brigade. Ciidankiisa waxaa loo diray inay kordhiyaan Ciidanka Tennessee ka dib Dagaalkii Kennesaw Mountain dabayaaqadii Juun, waxayna u adeegeen inta ka hartay Ololaha Atlanta. 22kii Luulyo
Dagaalkii Atlanta Anderson taliskiisa si fudud ayaa loo qabtay. Markii Atlanta ay dhacday ciidamada millatariga waxaa laga soo saaray ciidanka Tennessee waxayna u adeegeen inta lagu gudajiray Sherman March to the Sea xilliga qaboobaha. Wuxuu qayb ka ahaa weerarkii Confederate ee Dagaalkii Griswoldville bishii Nofeembar 22, halkaas oo "Hogaamiyay guurtidiisa, Anderson ayaa dharkiisa ku dhajiyay rasaas, faraskiisana waxaa lagu toogtay isaga hoostiisa; qaboojintiisa iyo saxnaantiisa dagaalkaas nasiib darrada ah ayaa la calaamadeeyay". Anderson wuxuu dhab ahaantii ku dhaawacmay dagaalkan.