Having failed with cavalry to destroy the two railroads running into Atlanta from the south, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman realized at the beginning of August 1864 that he must rely on his infantry ...

War In Our Backyards uses today's technology to help readers understand and connect to Atlanta's summer of 1864, months that changed American history forever. Our data journalism team began ...

The Army Before Atlanta. Share full article. Aug. 6, 1864. ... See the article in its original context from August 6, 1864, Page 1 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

Today in history: On this date in 1864, Gen. William Sherman and the Union army lay siege to Atlanta, cutting off supply lines and forcing the Confederate army to retreat and blow up munitions as ...

Eric Hogan: Remembering the fall of Atlanta, 150 years ago. ... It was 1864 and the Civil War had been raging to an inconclusive outcome since the 1860 surrender of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor.

Review & Outlook: The left justifies what police call a 'coordinated attack' that became violent on a police-training site near Atlanta. Images: Reuters/AFP/Getty Images/Atlanta PD Composite: Mark ...

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Richard McMurry talked about the Civil War battles around Atlanta in 1864 and compared the strategies of Confederate commanders Joseph E. Johnston and his successor John Bell Hood. Mr. McMurry ...

Siege of Atlanta. September 5, 2009 | Clip Of The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta This clip, title, and description were not created by C-SPAN. User Clip: Siege of Atlanta ...

In the late 1990s, the state started negotiations to buy 1,200 acres of the Resaca battlefield, 70 miles north of downtown Atlanta, where Union and Confederate forces both suffered heavy ...

ON TO ATLANTA. THE PROSPECTIVE SIEGE. Share full article. July 21, 1864. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 21, 1864, Page 2 Buy Reprints.

Voice: Dan Hull, Flint I travel I-69 in and around Flint daily and last week it struck me how our city must resemble the siege of Atlanta during the Civil War with the towering smoke and fire and ...