July 19, 1864---Marching on Atlanta

JULY 19, 1864:                   

General William Tecumseh Sherman U.S.A. is overjoyed at the replacement of Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood. Having worried throughout the Atlanta Campaign about his overstretched supply lines and unseen battle traps while facing the canny Johnston, Sherman announces that the appointment of the impulsive Hood is just what he wanted. Sherman is so confident facing Hood that he divides his forces. 

The Army of The Cumberland marches on Atlanta, while The Army of The Ohio and The Army of The Tennessee begin flanking movements around the newly-promoted General John Bell Hood C.S.A.’s Army of Tennessee is badly outnumbered. Unable to divide his forces to address all three threats, Hood decides to attack The Army of The Cumberland as the most immediate threat to Atlanta.