What was one of the effects of the union's takeover of atlanta?
a. the union now had access to the richest farmland in georgia
b. abraham lincoln's bid for reelection became less secure
c. the union destroyed all of the city's industry
d. robert e. lee decided to surrender his army

the  seven  days  battles  were  a series of seven battles over seven  days from june 25 to july 1, 1862, near richmond, virginia,  during  the american civil war. the  seven  days ended with mcclellan's army in relative safety next to the james river, having suffered almost 16,000 casualtiesduring  the retreat.