...gn. Its possession by us would, in my judgment, result in the capture of Atlanta, and give us the fruits of victory, although the.destruction of Hood's army was the real object to be desired. Yet Atlanta was known as the Gate-City of the South, was full of founderies, arsenals, and machine-shops, and I knew that its capture would be the death-knell of the Southern Confederacy. On the 4th of Augu...