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Fall of Atlanta (1864)

On the American Civil War map as “Atlanta”

2 Sep 1864 — Sherman takes Atlanta, the South’s rail hub, after four months of flanking maneuvers and three battles at the city’s edge. He announces: “Atlanta is ours, and fairly won.” The telegram changes the presidential election; see Washington.

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Battle site
Chapter
Overland and Atlanta campaigns (chapter 9 of American Civil War)
Atlas
The American Civil War, 1840–1877
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Map showing Fall of Atlanta (1864), battle site in The American Civil War, 1840–1877
BATTLE SITE · THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, 1840–1877

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