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Atlanta depot

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Type: Black-and-white photographs
Creator: Barnard, George N., 1819-1902
Title: Atlanta depot
Date: 1864
Description: Image of a demolished Atlanta, Georgia railroad depot. In 1864 William T. Sherman destroyed this depot by explosion during his attack on Atlanta. Part of a brick wall stands on the left, and the roof has collapsed onto the remains of the structure. A tree stands in the foreground. The railroads in Atlanta were essential for transporting supplies to the Confederate armies and were thus a target for Sherman's forces.
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 | Trees--Georgia--Atlanta | Sherman's March to the Sea | Buildings--War damage--Georgia--Atlanta | Buildings--Blast effects--Georgia--Atlanta | Rubble--Georgia--Atlanta | Railroad stations--Georgia--Atlanta | Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. | Atlanta (Ga.) | Fulton County (Ga.)
Contributors: Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division
Original Material: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-B8171-2715
Rights and Usage: Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Related Materials: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2335 | Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Persistent Link to Item: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-2894
Related Institutions: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
Collection Information: New Georgia Encyclopedia