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National Atlanta Campaign

Nov. 15: Uncle Billy marches south

Here’s what happened. He is one of the best-known and most infamous characters from the USA’s Civil War. His title and name was...
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Aug. 31: Sherman takes Atlanta

  • Battle of Jonesborough
  • August 30, 2011
Here’s what happened. The Battle of Jonesborough (Jonesboro) was fought from August 31-September 1, 1864. It was the last in a series of...
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Jun. 30: The Book goes on sale

  • Gone With the Wind (novel)
  • June 29, 2011
Here’s what happened. The Book is of course, Gone With the Wind, written by Atlanta native Margaret Mitchell. Mitchell’s novel first...
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Jun. 15: The Bishop's body is transported through Atlanta

  • Leonidas Polk
  • June 15, 2011
Here’s what happened. On June 15, 1864, the body of a Confederate soldier arrived by train in Atlanta, for transportation to and burial in...
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A Forgotten Site of Two Centuries of Tragedies, Part 1

Just 33 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta stands a moderate size church, across a very busy high way from a large graveyard. In 1864 and again in...
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Missing In Action: Leggett's Hill

  • leggett's hill
  • March 10, 2011
April 12 & 13, 2011, marks the formal start of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 150 years since that most bloody of all American wars...
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Nov. 15: Union troops leave Atlanta in ashes

Here’s what happened. The Atlanta Campaign of the U.S. Civil War ended in September 1864 after city leaders surrendered to Union army troops...
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