Battle of Atlanta

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Confederate preparations for a system of defense against the Union forces included a fortified perimeter around Atlanta, which was ten miles in circumference and positioned about a mile outside of the city.

From Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, by G. N. Barnard

Battle of Atlanta

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