dhamaystiro weedha soo socota: Dagaalkan ka dib, Kornayl Hobart waxaa loo xilsaaray inuu hoggaamiyo seddex guuto oo qeybta ah Major Fitchna wuxuu ahaa taliyaha 21aad ee Wisconsin. Waxay ka qeyb qaateen dagaalo ay la galeen cadowga, iyaga oo ka daba tagay dhanka koonfureed ilaa agagaarka Atlanta. Waqtigaan Sherman wuxuu kala qaybiyay ciidankiisa si uu u fududeeyo raacdada degdegga ah ee Atlanta isagoo sidoo kale goynaya khadadka sahayda ee muhiimka ah; ciidanka Confederate-ka waqtigan ayaa sidoo kale beddelay xeeladaha waxayna isku dayeen weerar ka dhan ah cutubka hogaaminaya, Ciidanka Cumberland. Koofur Galbeedku waxay doorteen inay weeraraan Peachtree Creek, wax yar ka dib markii ciidanka Midowga ay ka gudbeen ka hor inta aysan fursad u helin inay dhisaan qalcado. Intii lagu guda jiray Dagaalkii Peachtree Creek, guutooyinkii 10aad iyo 21aad ee Wisconsin, oo uu hoggaaminayay Kornayl Hobart, ayaa si weyn uga hortagay weerarkii Confederate. waxay si joogto ah uga qayb qaateen dagaalo ka bilowga Peachtree Creek ilaa
Dagaalkii Atlanta. waxaana la geeyay xerada Atlanta 8-dii Sebtember dagaalkii Jonesborough kadib. Confederates waxay isku dayeen inay weeraraan gadaasha ciidanka Midowga waxayna Sherman si kooban ugu daba mareen Gaylesville, Alabama, laakiin kuma aysan dagaalin. Major Walker ayaa hogaaminayay guutada inta lagu gudajiray ololahan, maadaama Major Fitch uu fasax u qaatay inuu guursado.