. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . F REVIEWS CO, THE RUIN OF HOODS RETREAT—DEMOLISHED CARS AND ROLLING-MILL On the night of August ,?lst, in liis hoiuhiiiarters near Jonesboro, Slierman could not sleej). That daylie had defeated the force sent against him at Jonesboro and cut them off from returning to Atlanta. Thiswas Hoods last effort to save his communications. About midnight .sounds of exploding shells and whatseemed like volleys of musketry in the direction of Atlanta. The day had been exciting in that and ammunition that Hood could carry w
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . F REVIEWS CO, THE RUIN OF HOODS RETREAT—DEMOLISHED CARS AND ROLLING-MILL On the night of August ,?lst, in liis hoiuhiiiarters near Jonesboro, Slierman could not sleej). That daylie had defeated the force sent against him at Jonesboro and cut them off from returning to Atlanta. Thiswas Hoods last effort to save his communications. About midnight .sounds of exploding shells and whatseemed like volleys of musketry in the direction of Atlanta. The day had been exciting in that and ammunition that Hood could carry witli him were being removed; large quantities of pro-visions were being distributed among the citizens, and as tlie troops marched out they were allowed totake what they could from the ]niblic stores. .Ml that remained was destroyed. The that Shermanheard that night was the blowing up of the rolling-mill and of about a hundred cars and six engines loadedwith Hoods abandoned ammunition. The picture shows the Georgia Central Railroad east of the y a; fa >> .J!I § £ tc ^ -^ _o X u *^ r .t; ^ tf y. £ 2 hL4 rt ■ cr S .H 3 a ^ =^ s :;< ^ o a tx H o y. ■- 0- 3 z a; •= ^ t: C J, ■== E^ S s § s 0; K O < j2
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