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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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Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA No. 5

Date: 1864
Description: Confederate defenses surrounding the city. A tripod style configuration of rifles with a bag and canteen hanging from it is in the foreground.
Plate 43<...
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Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA No. 4

Date: 1864
Description: One of the Confederate defenses surrounding the city. This view is of the inside of the earthworks which includes two cannons. A Union soldier sits as a lo...
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Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA No. 3

Date: 1864
Description: One of the Confederate defenses around the city, with a cannon and earthworks in the foreground. Tents are in the background among trees.
Plate 41
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Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA No. 2

Date: 1864
Description: One of the Confederate defenses around the city, with several cannons behind earthworks. A Union soldier stands near one of the cannons.
Plate 40
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Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA No. 1

Date: 1864
Description: View looking out from one of the Confederate defenses around the outside of the city. Wooden palisades surround the earthworks. Houses and other buildings ...
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The Potter House Atlanta

Date: 1864
Description: View of heavily damaged house and felled trees after General Sherman's army passed through.
Plate 38
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Battlefield of Atlanta, GA July 22nd 1864 No. 2

Date: 1866
Description: An empty battlefield with posts sticking out from an earthworks in the foreground.
Plate 37
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Battlefield of Atlanta, GA July 22nd 1864 No. 1

Date: 1866
Description: An empty battlefield with debris among trees.
Plate 36
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Scene of Gen. McPherson's Death

Date: 1866
Description: A clearing in some trees with an animal skull where Union General McPherson died.
Plate 35
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The Battle Field of Peach Tree Creek, GA

Date: 1866
Description: The aftermath of the Battle of Peach Tree Creek. Union graves are in the foreground, with a field in the middle, and a forest in the background.
Plate 3...
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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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View of Kenesaw Mountain, GA

Date: 1866
Description: A fence or battlement, with battered trees overlooking a valley. Kenesaw Mountain is in the distance.
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The Front of Kenesaw Mountain, GA

Date: 1866
Description: Earthworks in a field in foreground. In the middle distance is a small house with a fence. The Kenesaw Mountain is in the background.
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Pine Mountain

Date: 1866
Description: Pine Mountain with a lone, bare tree on top. Trees and shrubs are in the foreground.
Plate 30
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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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The Allatoona Pass, GA

Date: 1866
Description: Two men stand on either side of an opening in the earthworks at Allatoona Pass. Mountains are in the distance.
Plate 28
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The "Hell Hole" New Hope Church, GA

Date: 1866
Description: Aftermath of the battle at New Hope, a hillside covered with broken and barren trees.
Plate 27
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Battle Field of New Hope Church, GA No.2

Date: 1866
Description: An earth mound with some burlap sacks covering it. Many barren trees surround the scene.
Plate 26
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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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