The chapter title "Atlanta Is Ours" refers to Union troops capturing the city of Atlanta in September 1864 during the Civil War. However, the quotes from Gideon Wells express that while the Union achieved this victory, it came at a huge cost with immense slaughter and little accomplishment relative to the suffering of troops. The capture of Atlanta was a much-needed victory for Lincoln as the 1864 election approached, though it was a pyrrhic victory given the massive casualties.

1. Team of RivalsChapter 25 “Atlanta Is Ours”

2. “Our troops have suffered much and accomplished but little”“The immense slaughter of our brave men chills and sickens us all”- Gideon Wells