article: Battle of Atlanta
links: Confederacy Army of the Potomac Jefferson Davis Command (military) Confederate States of America General officer Robert E. Lee American Civil War John Schofield Army of Northern Virginia Army of Tennessee Union Army Atlanta Task Rail transport President of the United States Transport hub Joseph E. Johnston Atlanta Campaign Ulysses S. Grant Abraham Lincoln Jonesboro, Georgia George Henry Thomas Confederate Army William Tecumseh Sherman U.S. Electoral College Surrender (military) James B. McPherson Capital city Casualty (person) Election Withdrawal (military) Aggression Supply depot Richmond Army of the Cumberland