Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character

John B. Hood

The Confederate general who inherited Atlanta's defense and kept striking back, even as his army bled men and supplies he could not replace.

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Also known as Hood, General Hood

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Replaced Johnston; evacuated and destroyed Atlanta's military works.

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Hood commands the Confederate force Sherman must pin down in Georgia, weakened not only by battle but by Governor Brown's withdrawal of state troops to gather crops. Grant watches him through Sherman's dispatches, weighing whether Hood can be trapped or merely pressed until the war's end. His stubborn aggression shapes the campaign's middle arc, forcing Sherman to choose between holding a line and cutting loose across the state.

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George H. Thomas
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Sherman's Campaign in Georgia—Siege of Atlanta—Death of General McPherson—Attempt to Capture Andersonville—Capture of Atlanta
Replaced Johnston; evacuated and destroyed Atlanta's military works.
The Campaign in Georgia—Sherman’s March to the Sea—War Anecdotes—The March on Savannah—Investment of Savannah—Capture of Savannah
Appointed after Johnston, takes the offensive, retreats from Atlanta, and moves to Sherman's rear.
The Battle of Franklin—The Battle of Nashville
Led Confederate forces across the Tennessee River and attacked at Franklin and Nashville.

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