Confederate President Davis removes General Joe Johnston as commander of the Army of the Tennessee

Confederate President Jefferson Davis tired of what he considered to be General Joe Johnston's caution in his defense of Georgia and replaced him with the thirty-three year old John Bell Hood.  Hood's reputation as a bold battlefield general signaled to all, Union and Confederate, that the defense of Atlanta would take on a more aggressive strategy.  This unfolded but resulted in losses the Confederates could not afford, and ultimately the Union capture of the city seven weeks later.  (By John Osborne)