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 ...

By mid-July 1864, after two and a half months of desperate fighting, the Confederate Army of Tennessee had been pushed from northern Georgia to the outskirts of Atlanta by Maj. Gen. William T ...

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.

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 ...

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.

"She was a pack rat of letters," said Dougherty, a 79-year-old retired chemical engineer. In one letter, Ann's brother, John J., writes from Atlanta on Nov. 1, 1864, to inquire about her health ...