battle of atlanta
Proper noun A specific and decisive military engagement during the American Civil War. It refers to a siege in which Union (Federal) troops, commanded by General William T. Sherman, successfully captured the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The battle involved cutting off the railroads supplying the city, leading to its fall, and was followed by its burning.
This term is used as a proper noun to name this specific historical event. It is primarily used in historical, academic, and educational contexts.
Examples - The Battle of Atlanta was a turning point in the Civil War and greatly boosted Northern morale. - Historians often study the tactics used in the Battle of Atlanta. - Sherman's victory in the Battle of Atlanta helped ensure President Lincoln's re-election.
- The term can be used metonymically to represent the broader Atlanta Campaign or a pivotal moment of conflict.
- The political campaign became a Battle of Atlanta for control of the party.
- Atlanta, Battle of: An alternative formatting of the name, often used in indexes or formal citations.
- Fall of Atlanta: A related phrase emphasizing the city's capture rather than the military maneuvers.
- Atlanta Campaign: The broader series of military operations that included the Battle of Atlanta.
- Siege of Atlanta (This is a close synonym, though "battle" can encompass more than a traditional siege.)
- Capture of Atlanta
- "Meet one's Atlanta": An extremely rare and non-standard literary allusion, meaning to face one's decisive or devastating turning point, modeled on "meet one's Waterloo."
- The scandal was the CEO's Battle of Atlanta, leading to the company's collapse.
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a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864
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