Union General William T. Sherman is at work organizing his headquarters and operations in Atlanta. A cloud of apprehension and uncertainty hangs over citizens who yet remain, their fate resting in the hands of the despised enemy general. Meanwhile, celebrations in the North continue over the Union’s capture of Atlanta, exceedingly so in Washington, D.C.…
Today a great fire engulfs the southwest Georgia town of Americus, a Confederate hospital town housing thousands of soldiers and located near Andersonville Prison. Two city squares in the downtown district are destroyed by the fire, which causes damages of over $3,000,000. The lost buildings include many businesses, hospital buildings, warehouses and storerooms. Among the…
Today in the Second Battle of Dalton (Georgia), Confederate cavalry under the command of Major General Joseph Wheeler, in the midst of a campaign to disrupt Union supply lines north of besieged Atlanta, demand the surrender of the town’s Union garrison. The Federals refuse, driving off the Rebels by day’s end. A detachment of United…