- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Confederate Breastworks
- Creator:
- Gravure Illustration Company (Chicago, Il.)
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1850/1980
- Subject:
- Forts and fortifications--Georgia--Atlanta
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Confederate Breast Works - College Park
View of Confederate army breastworks near Atlanta, Georgia.
Civil War;
The breastworks were a temporary foritification for troops during the Battle of Atlanta. The Battle of Atlanta was fought on July 22, 1864 during the American Civil War. General William Tecumseh Sherman and fellow Union General James B. McPherson led Federal troops against the forces of Confederate General John B. Hood southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. The Union suffered 3,641 casualties, while the Confederates sustained 8,500 casualties. Despite the significant defeat for the Confederates, the city of Atlanta did not fall to Federal forces for another six weeks. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/3135
- Additional Rights Information:
- The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the Item available, but the organization was unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the Item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. Please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center for more information. Licensing and reproduction fees may apply.
- Extent:
- 5 x 7 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History photograph collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
