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 ...

But in fact, the battle waged in Atlanta on July 22, 1864 was just one step of the Atlanta Campaign, a months-long effort that didn’t reach its blazing conclusion until the fall.

The Battle of Atlanta was fought July 22, 1864. Union Gen. James McPherson was fatally wounded during the fighting; he would be the second highest-ranking Union officer to lose his life in combat ...

On a hot summer day in 1864, on a patch of southeast Atlanta land where the former Alonzo Crim High School now stands, soldiers fired the opening shots in a pivotal battle that helped swing the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Historian Brian Wills discussed the Battle of Resaca in Georgia, the first battle of the Atlanta Campaign in 1864. Union divisions crossed the Oostanaula River, flanking Confederate General Joseph ...

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.

The painting, with an accompanying diorama, show the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864. This is the painting at its now-closed Grant Park home. Courtesy Atlanta History Center ...

THE LATE BATTLE NEAR ATLANTA. Share full article. Sept. 21, 1864. ... See the article in its original context from September 21, 1864, Page 1 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

"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 ...