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Dec 7: Gen. W. P. Howard sends his report to Governor Brown on the destruction of Atlanta. [9]: 182–185 [10]: 407–412 1865 Civil War ends; slaves freed. Atlanta University, first Atlanta black college, founded. 1867 - Young Men's Library Association founded. [11] 1868 Atlanta becomes Georgia state capital. [1]
In a pattern seen across the South after the Civil War, many freedmen moved from plantations to towns or cities for work, including Atlanta; Fulton County went from 20.5% black in 1860 to 45.7% black in 1870.
The Battle of Atlanta took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia.Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply hub of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William Tecumseh Sherman overwhelmed and defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John Bell Hood.
This timeline of events leading to the American Civil War is a chronologically ordered list of events and issues that historians recognize as origins and causes of the American Civil War. These events are roughly divided into two periods: the first encompasses the gradual build-up over many decades of the numerous social, economic, and ...
After the Civil War ended in 1865, Atlanta was gradually rebuilt during the Reconstruction era. The work attracted many new residents. Due to the city's superior rail transportation network, the state capital was moved from Milledgeville to Atlanta in 1868. [40] In the 1880 Census, Atlanta had surpassed Savannah as Georgia's largest city. [41]
The Atlanta campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee , beginning in May 1864, opposed by the Confederate general ...
Part of the Southern bread riots during the American Civil War. A mob of 10 to 20 women raided a store and stole foodstuff. The food riot is referred to as the "Atlanta Bacon Riot of 1863" by the Atlanta History Center. [1] 1906 September 22–24 1906 Atlanta race massacre: Part of the nadir of American race relations. A mob of roughly 10,000 ...
1950 Transit strike, Atlanta Transit Co. takes over transit from Georgia Railway and Power 1952 Buckhead annexed 1958 Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple bombing during the Civil Rights Movement