Destroyed Railroad Tracks

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Upon his evacuation of Atlanta on September 1, 1864, Confederate general John B. Hood destroyed an ammunition train, leaving nothing but the wheels and axles. The train tracks were also destroyed by the retreating Confederates.

Photograph by George N. Barnard

Destroyed Railroad Tracks

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