Sherman and his 60,000 men ransacked innocent civilians stealing their food and slaughtering Georgia’s livestock. In addition, if a Georgian attempted to protect his/her belongings, the Union would burn their property. Then on September 2, 1864, they took Atlanta and has put the Confederacy in a difficult position. Atlanta was the Confederacy’s main source of power because it was the center of production of supplies and ammunition. Those “bummers” continued on to Savannah, where they left the path behind them burned and ransacked. By December, the Confederate army retreated from the city of Savannah to regroup elsewhere. Although, the Confederacy has taken a huge blow, we have faith that they’ll strike the Union back …show more content…
The Battle of Gettysburg was a three day battle just after the brilliant battle at Chancellorsville. In attempt to gain support from Britain and France, Lee went on the offensive. On July 1, General Hill and Richard Ewell pushed the Union all the way back to Cemetery Hill. Although, Lee ordered to pursue the Union troops to cemetery, Ewell refused the order because of the Union’s strong position. Soon, the Union got the reinforcements needed, under the command of Winfield Scott Hancock. Later that night, the Union was able to able more reinforcement by adding three more Union corps. On the second day, Confederate troops didn’t fight until after 4 pm even when the plan was to attack as early as possible. By the end of the day, the total casualty count from both days was nearly 35,000. On July 3, the Union fought back hard, but Lee was stubborn. He sent George Pickett and less than 15,000 troops to attack the Union infantry. This resulted in the deaths of two-thirds of Pickett’s men. In result, Lee had to retreat and unfortunately, the Confederates lost the Battle of