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Near North Gate--Awaiting Entrance of More Prisoners

Date: 1863
Description: Woodcut of Andersonville Prison from the "Report of the Andersonville Monument Commission." About 1863-1865.
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Andersonville Prison

Date: 1864
Description: "Andersonville Prison, Camp Sumter, Ga., as it appeared August 1st 1864 when it contained 35,000 prisoners of war."
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Savanah, GA No. 2

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view over storefronts and the river.
Plate 50
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Savanah, GA No. 1

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view over storefronts and the river.
Plate 49
Photograph

Buen-Ventura Savanah, GA

Date: 1866
Description: Trees with Spanish moss line a path in the Bonaventure Cemetery.
Plate 48
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City of Atlanta, GA No. 2

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view of commercial area of the city, taken after General Sherman marched through. Most of the buildings appear to be intact, but one of the build...
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City of Atlanta, GA No. 1

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view of the ruins of the railroad roundhouse, with the city in the background. Men are posing on the train cars and engines.
Plate 45
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Destruction of Hood's Ordinance (Ordnance) Train

Date: 1864
Description: General Hood ordered a train full of gunpowder set on fire so that the Union Army couldn't use it, resulting in a series of explosions
Plate 44
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South Bank of the Chattahoochie, GA

Date: 1866
Description: The south bank of the Chattahoochie River with a bridge spanning it. In the foreground are some battlements.
Plate 33
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The Allatoona Pass Looking North, GA

Date: 1866
Description: View from railroad tracks through the Allatoona Pass. One of the buildings on the left says "Grocery," and piles of lumber are stacked along the sides of t...
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Battle Field of New Hope Church, GA No.1

Date: 1866
Description: A dirt road passes through the battlefield, with fortifications on the sides. It is a lightly forested area. A horse and buggy are among some trees in the ...
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Allatoona from the Etawah

Date: 1866
Description: View towards the Allatoona Pass from behind earthworks overlooking the Etawah River. A railroad bridge crosses the river on the right.
Plate 24
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Defences of the Etawah Bridge

Date: 1866
Description: View along earthworks overlooking the Etawah River and a railroad bridge. A tree stripped of branches and bark is on the left.
Plate 23
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Battle Ground of Resacca, GA No. 4

Date: 1866
Description: View of earthworks at the battlefield at Resacca. Dirt roads cross the field in the distance, leading to a farm and what appears to be a river.
Plate 22...
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Map Illustrating the Siege of Atlanta, Ga. By U.S. Forces

Date: 1864
Description: This map of the Atlanta area shows entrenchments, relief by hachures, vegetation, drainage, roads, railroads, towns, and the names of a few residents in th...
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Military Map Showing the Marches of the United States Forces Under Maj. Genl. W.T. Sherman During the Years 1863, 1864, 1865

Date: 1865
Description: Detailed map of the southeastern United States showing fortifications, "movements of Genl. J.H. Wilson's Cavalry Corps," "pursuit of Hood" and the lines of...
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Part of Map Illustrating the March of the Army Under Command of Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman from Atlanta Ga. to Savannah, Ga. November 15th to Dec. 21st, 1864

Date: 1865
Description: This pen and ink map sketches the route taken by General Sherman's troops from Atlanta, Georgia, to Savannah, Georgia. Railroads, rivers, and towns are lab...

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