During the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwWA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Army" id="mwWQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Union Army">Union</a> forces led by General <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._Sherman" id="mwWg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="William T. Sherman">William T. Sherman</a> launch an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jonesborough" id="mwWw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Jonesborough">assault</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta" id="mwXA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>.