What Events Led To Lincoln's Victory

This time period was all about victories for President Lincoln. Lincoln’s reelection relied heavily on Union victories during the end of the war. Unfortunately, the north hadn’t had the best of luck at the beginning. In order to win reelection the North had to start winning and show signs that the war would soon be over with an overall Union victory. General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta campaign ensured that reelection victory. This campaign opened the South, which then led to the famous event known as Sherman’s March to the Sea. These events led to Lincoln’s reelection by defeating Johnston’s army, capturing Atlanta, and ripping the heart out of the South.
The soldiers of both armies had been fighting for years, war had filled their lives in most aspects, at points the end seemed like it would never come. Boosting the morale of the soldiers meant keeping them going through a very deadly war. This boost needed to be made by a victory. Sherman was assigned the mission of defeating Johnston’s army.
Johnston was facing Sherman’s army, equivalent to almost twice the size of his own. Sherman had an impressive 100,000 men to Johnston’s 53,800
Sherman needed to capture Atlanta. Atlanta was a major manufacturing and railroad center for the South. If he captured Atlanta the North would be an undeniable advantage. The march from Atlanta began on the morning of November 15th, riding in with an army almost twice the size of General Johnston (Sherman, William Tecumseh). The Union defeated Johnston and Went on to Atlanta. Since Johnston failed to attack Sherman’s army President Davis of the Confederate States of America replaced him with General John B. Hood. In lack of time the Union Army was just five miles outside of Atlanta. General Hood accomplished the wish that Atlanta wouldn’t go down without a fight. As the last supply line was cut in Atlanta by Sherman’s army; Hood was forced to give up the city of Atlanta ("The Atlanta