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.
