Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A lokacin rani na 1864 an nada Anderson a matsayin colonel na 5th Georgia Militia, kuma a watan Mayu an daukaka shi zuwa brigadier general kuma an ba shi umurnin 3rd Georgia Militia Brigade. An aika da ƙarfinsa don ƙarawa sojojin Tennessee bayan yakin Kennesaw Mountain a ƙarshen Yuni, kuma ya yi aiki a cikin sauran yakin Atlanta. A ranar 22 ga watan Yuli a cikin
Yaƙin Atlanta umarnin Anderson ya yi aiki ne kawai. Lokacin da Atlanta ta fadi, sojojin 'yan bindiga sun rabu da sojojin Tennessee kuma sun yi aiki a lokacin Sherman na Maris zuwa Sea a wannan hunturu. Ya kasance wani ɓangare na hare-haren Confederate a yakin Griswoldville a ranar 22 ga Nuwamba, inda "Jagorancin brigade, Anderson yana da tufafinsa da aka yi da harsashi kuma an harbe dokinsa daga ƙarƙashinsa; sanyi da daidaito a cikin wannan mummunan yakin sun kasance alama. " Anderson hakika ya ji rauni a wannan yakin.