It was burned to the ground during Union Generals Tecumseh Sherman Total War.
Atlanta and Richmond were the two major confederate cities which were nearly burned to the ground late in the Civil War.
During the American Civil War on July 30th , 1864
The Battle of Atlanta fought during the American Civil War lasted Six weeks.
World War II, the American Civil War and the French Revolution are examples of "total war". The enemy had to be annihilated, and no "terms of surrender" were allowed; surrender had to be unconditional. The defeated had no say at all in what happened next. During the American Civil War, Sherman's "March to the Sea" cut the Confederacy in half; the city of Atlanta was burned to the ground. In World War II, all of Germany was devastated. In Japan, most Japanese cities were fire-bombed, and two cities were destroyed with nuclear weapons.
It was burned to the ground during Union Generals Tecumseh Sherman Total War.
Atlanta, Georgia and Lawrence, Missouri are two very notable examples.
Sherman believed in total war and burned the city to the ground. As he moved through the south he left a path of destruction and burned ruins.
Union General William T. Sherman was credited with the destruction of Atlanta during the Civil War.
William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union General who during the civil war occupied Atlanta, Georgia then burned the city and a swath of territory from Atlanta to Savannah on his famous "March to the Sea".
Atlanta and Richmond were the two major confederate cities which were nearly burned to the ground late in the Civil War.
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No, Savannah Georgia was burned during the American Revolution.
Many towns and cities were destroyed during the American Civil War, in addition to countless homes and farms. The two largest and most famous example of cities that were destroyed are Atlanta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina.
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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