Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Bayan komawarsu daga Rocky Face Ridge, Sojojin Johnston na Tennessee sun shiga cikin yakin da ake yi na fada da kuma samun bangare, wanda Johnston zai fara tonowa a wani wuri mai karewa, bayan haka Sherman zai kaddamar da hare-haren karkatarwa a kan karamin karfinsa, yayin da yake kewaye da 'yan kungiyar a wasu wurare. A Resaca
An tura Alabama na 33 tare da sauran Hardee's Corps tare da Camp Creek, arewa maso yammacin gari; jerin hare-haren Tarayya a kan layin su sun fi mayar da hankali, har sai Sherman ya iya kewaye Johnston kuma ya tilasta masa ya sake komawa. 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.