United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Luce, Cortlandt F., Jr., 1907-19921985-08View of a civil war era tombstone in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.In 1850 the City of Atlanta purchased six acres of farmland for use as a public burial ground. In 1872 the burial grounds were named Oakland Cemetery, and had grown to encompass 88 acres. Most of this growth was to accommodate for the increased deaths during the Civil War as soldiers were moved from battle field graves. The cemetery is now run by the Historic Oakland Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the site as a historic landmark.image/jpegVIS 114.44.05ahc114044005a.jpgCortlandt F. Luce Jr. Photographs, Atlanta History CenterCemeteries--Georgia--AtlantaMonuments and memorials--Georgia--AtlantaDead persons--Georgia--AtlantaDeath--Georgia--AtlantaSculpture--Georgia--AtlantaUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Hickman, WilliamOakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.)Oakland CemeteryStillImage