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Throughout the many battles of the Atlanta Campaign, both sides accumulated many casualties. The Union had 31,687 casualties with 4,423 killed, 22,822 wounded,and 4,442 missing or captured. The Confederates had 34,979 casualties with 3,044 killed, 18,952 wounded, and 12,983 missing or captured. At the end of the Campaign, General Sherman came out victorious and General Hood (who replaced General Johnston in July) recieved a reputation for his reckless and overly aggressive approach to many battles. Although the number of casualties was roughly equal in comparrison, the South fared a lot worse than the North did. Hood's army in the South left with only about 30,000 men, wheras Sherman left with about 81,000 men.