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This Week in History – September 2, 1864

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American Civil War,

civil war,

Drane,

Fall of Atlanta,

Joseph E. Johnston,

Sherman’s campaign,

this day in history,

William T. Sherman,

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You are there: Fourteen months after the Confederate losses at Gettysburg (7/3/63) and Vicksburg (7/4/63), the fall of Atlanta seals the fate of the deep south. The battle matches two of the leading generals of the entire war: the rebels Joseph Johnston and William Tecumseh Sherman for the Union. Read the full post

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