The city was the South's major center of manufacturing and transportation.
Explanation:
- General Sherman believed that destroying the economy and infrastructure and breaking the spirit of the citizens was as important as winning the battle.
- Before the election, thanks to Sherman's conquest of Atlanta, public opinion again clung to the administration.
- Lincoln was elected president for the second time.
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