On This Day November 11

On November 11, 1864, after Atlanta surrendered to the Union Army during the Civil War, General Sherman ordered the city to be burned to the ground, sparing only its churches and hospitals. Four days later he started Sherman's March to the Sea. Only 400 buildings survived, which is why Atlanta's symbol is a phoenix.

Atlanta in ruins during the Civil War, 1864

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