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Burned railroad car sheds in Atlanta

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0978 Author/Creator: Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: [1864] Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 7.6 cm Order a Copy

The image shows the burned railroad car sheds after Sherman's troops destroyed Atlanta, and were preparing to move on to Savannah. Numeric notation on image: "55." Inscription on verso: "Preparing for the 'March to the sea.'" and "Atlanta." Numeric notation on verso: "55."

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