Dawes waxa uu ka hoos adeegay General Sherman intii uu ka hormarayay Jackson, Mississippi, horraantii 1864 gudigiisa ayaa mar kale la joogay ciidanka Sherman intii uu ku socday badda si uu uga hortago Atlanta, isagoo ku lug leh Dagaalkii Resaca
, May 13-15, 1864, iyo ka dib Dagaalkii Dallas.