Sherman's Atlanta Campaign

Union Army map showing Sherman's operations from Chattanooga to Atlanta from May 5 to Sept. 4, 1864

Detail of a Union Army map showing the Dalton - Resaca area, 1864

Detail of a Union Army map showing the Resaca - Marietta area, 1864

Detail of a Union Army map showing the Marietta - Atlanta area, 1864

Union Army map of Atlanta showing location of battles around the city and location of Confederate and Union works, 1864

Sherman's Special Field Order No. 39, July 19, 1864

Hood's Field Order No. 14, Aug. 12, 1864

Sherman's Special Field Order No. 59, Aug. 23, 1864

Eyewitness account on the damage done to Atlanta by Sherman's forces, Dec. 7, 1864

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