Atlanta in Ruins

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An illustration, originally from Harper's New Monthly (October 1865), depicts Atlanta after the evacuation of Confederate troops in late 1864.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, v.31 (June-Nov 1865)

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Atlanta in Ruins

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