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1864 capture of Atlanta, Georgia...
1864 capture of Atlanta, Georgia...
Item # 691060
September 15, 1864
NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 15, 1864
* Atlanta GA Georgia captured
* General William T. Sherman
* John Bell Hood escapes
Among the front page column heads are: "ATLANTA" "How The City Was Captured" "The Strategy of the Last Movement" "The Complete Defeat of The enemy" "Hood's Midnight Evacuation of Atlanta" "A Cordial Reception to Our Army by the People" "THE DRAFT" "Urgent Demand for Reinforcements" "Stirring Letters from Generals Grant & Sherman" and more.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
AI notes: The capture of Atlanta in September of 1864, was a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War, achieved through the relentless Atlanta Campaign led by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman. After months of strategic maneuvering and fierce battles against Confederate forces, first under General Joseph E. Johnston and later the more aggressive General John Bell Hood, Sherman’s troops finally forced the Confederates to evacuate the city following their defeat at the Battle of Jonesborough. Hood ordered the destruction of military assets before retreating, and Union forces occupied the city the next day. Atlanta was a vital railroad and industrial hub for the Confederacy, and its fall dealt a severe blow to Southern logistics and morale. Politically, the victory electrified the North, reversing a tide of war-weariness and playing a crucial role in ensuring President Abraham Lincoln’s re-election in November 1864. The capture also paved the way for Sherman’s infamous "March to the Sea," signaling the Union's shift toward total war and the beginning of the Confederacy’s final unraveling.
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