Hood was forced to evacuate Atlanta. What best describes why this happened?

He was in danger of being trapped in the city.

They were organizing a new offensive south of the city

He wanted to stage an attack north in Tennessee,

Davis ordered him to leave and head to Petersburg.

He was in danger of being trapped in the city.

Explanation:

General Hood reputable for his reckless millitary tactics. When he saw that he was constantly outmaneuvered by the Union forces, he tried breaking their advances by direct fighting. When the union soldiers destroyed his supply railway line, he had to withdraw so as not to be trapped there in Atlanta.