The Burning and Destruction of Atlanta-GHS 60-9-Fulton Co
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Sprinterman
N 33° 45.092 W 084° 23.321
16S E 741881 N 3737670
Near the old Georgia Raildepot on Central Ave, Atlanta, GA
Waymark Code: WMC85W
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2011
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After capturing Atlanta in September 1864 during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, before leaving Atlanta on the March to the Sea, ordered the destruction of all railroads, factories, and commercial buildings of possible use to the Confederacy. On Nov. 11, 1864, Chief Engineer Orlando M. Poe directed the demolition of stone and brick buildings using specially made battering rams. On Nov. 15, Poe’s troops burned the wooden buildings in the downtown business district around the site of this marker. Though houses and churches were not targeted, some were burned nonetheless. Many houses had already been dismantled by both armies to make way for fortifications. Contrary to popular myth only 40 percent of Atlanta was left in ruins.
Erected for the Civil War 150 commemoration by the Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Department of Economic Development
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 60-9
Date: 2011.9
Sponsor: Erected for the Civil War 150 commemoration by the Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Department of Economic Development
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