The union army's victory in the capture of was probably critical to lincoln's reelection in 1864.

The Union army's victory in the capture of  Atlanta was probably critical to Lincoln's reelection in 1864.

Explanation:

The surrender of Atlanta to Union Gen. William T.  Sherman on September 2,  1864, helped increased the chances of president Abraham Lincoln to get reelected. Before that event, many politicians and observers were pessimistic about his chances, because it had been a rather bad year for the Union army.  

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).