Hood blows up his ammunition train and abandons Atlanta
September 1, 1864, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Date
- September 1, 1864
- Where
- Atlanta, Georgia
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 126 of 174
Atlanta was the hub of four railroads and a centre of weapons manufacture and military storage. After Sherman's infantry struck the Macon and Western at Jonesborough, Hood evacuated the city on the night of September 1 and ordered 81 cars of ammunition and military supplies destroyed. Union troops under Henry Slocum occupied Atlanta on September 2.
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