- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Surrender of Atlanta historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Fulton County
Capitulations, Military--Georgia--Atlanta
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Northside Dr. at Marietta St. in Atlanta
Text of marker: "SURRENDER OF ATLANTA SEPTEMBER 2, 1864. Gen. Hood, in person, with Stewart's A.C. and the Georgia Militia abandoned the city, Sept. 1, as a result of Hardee's defeat at Jonesboro August 31, and marched S. to Lovejoy's Station. Federal forces at Chattahoochee River Crossings since Aug. 25, suspecting the evacuation of the city on hearing loud explosions, sent forward a reconnaissance to investigate. At this point it met Mayor James M. Calhoun with a committee, who tendered the surrender of the city, asking protection for citizens and property. Col. John Coburn, vice Maj. Gen. H.W. Slocum, com'd'g 20th A. C., received the surrender. 060-126 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1982" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_surrender-of-atlanta
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_surrender-of-atlanta
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
