Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Bayan komawarsu daga Rocky Face Ridge, Sojojin Johnston na Tennessee sun shiga cikin yaƙin-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, wanda Johnston zai fara tonowa a wani wuri mai karewa, bayan haka Sherman zai kaddamar da hare-haren da ya yi a kan ƙaramin ƙarfinsa, yayin da yake kewaye da 'yan majalisa a wasu wurare. A cikin
Resaca na 33 Alabama an tura shi tare da sauran Hardee's Corps tare da Camp Creek, arewa maso yammacin gari; jerin hare-haren Tarayya a kan layin su an kori su sosai, har sai Sherman ya sami damar kewaye Johnston kuma ya tilasta masa komawa baya. Ƙarin fadace-fadace a Adairsville da New Hope - ko da yake karshen ya kasance nasara na Confederate - bai canza yanayin da ya dace ba, kamar yadda Sherman ya kusa kusa da Atlanta. Da yake motsawa zuwa yankin Dallas a ranar 26 ga watan Mayu, 'yan tarayya sun kai hari kan Johnston na dama a Pickett's Mill a ranar 27 ga watan Mayu.