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The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was a significant event during the Civil War in the summer of 1864. It was part of William Tecumseh Sherman's campaign to push southward towards Atlanta, which was a crucial location for the Confederacy. Joseph E. Johnston and the Confederate Army of Tennessee were able to temporarily halt Sherman's advance at Kennesaw Mountain. However, after weeks of maneuvering, Sherman launched a failed attack on June 27, resulting in a Confederate victory. This battle was one of the bloodiest of the entire campaign, but it taught important lessons to Union forces that ultimately led to the fall of Atlanta a few months later.
In the summer of 1864, Georgia was the scene of one of the most important campaigns of the Civil War. William Tecumseh Sherman's push southward toward Atlanta threatened the heart of the Confederacy, and Joseph E. Johnston and the Army of Tennessee were the Confederacy's best hope to defend it. In June, Johnston managed to grind Sherman's advance to a halt northwest of Atlanta at Kennesaw Mountain. After weeks of maneuvering, on June 27, Sherman launched a bold attack on Johnston's lines. The Confederate victory was one of the bloodiest days of the entire campaign. And while Sherman's assaults had a frightful cost, Union forces learned important lessons at Kennesaw Mountain that enabled the fall of Atlanta several months later.
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