The importance of Georgia in the Civil War is underscored in 1864 by Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea. Those two victories for the North turned the momentum of the War in the North's favor, and the taking of Atlanta directly led to Lincoln's reelection in November 1864. Georgia's involvement in the end of the War in 1865 was more subtle, but still significant. There were two battles - the last of the War - on April 16, 1865 (Columbus...
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