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During the Civil War, General Sherman ordered Atlanta to be burned down. He made the official order in November of 1864. Sherman was responsible for the March to the Sea that burned much of Georgia.

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1864, which is also the same year he captured it.

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1861 after the war has been over

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November 11, 1864

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