Atlanta under Union occupation
Rail junction, Atlanta, Georgia.
- Side
- Union
- Kind
- Rail junction
- Where
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Years
- 1864
ATLANTA UNDER OCCUPATION
Both armies used the Western and Atlantic Railroad to supply their troops in the Atlanta campaign. Sherman's armies occupied the city from September 3 to November 16, 1864. Federal troops destroyed its railroad, factories and warehouses before the March to the Sea.
Then
Both armies used the Western and Atlantic Railroad to supply their troops in the Atlanta campaign. Sherman's armies occupied Atlanta from September 3 to November 16, 1864, and his Special Order No. 67 of September 8 required the city to be vacated by all except the armies of the United States.
Between November 12 and 15, 1864, Federal troops destroyed the railroad, factories, warehouses and other military assets, including Edward A. Vincent's 1853 railroad depot, before setting out on the March to the Sea.
Now
Lines owned by Norfolk Southern and CSX run through Atlanta today.
Served by
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- 15 miSherman cuts the Macon and Western at JonesboroughAugust 31, 1864, Jonesborough, Georgia