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Events on Friday 2 September 1864 1
1864Fall of AtlantaSherman captures key Confederate rail hubAfter a summer-long campaign, Union forces under William T. Sherman occupied Atlanta, Georgia, one of the Confederacy's most important rail and manufacturing centers. The victory boosted Northern morale ahead of the 1864 presidential election.