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| Title | Rebel Works in front of Atlanta, No. 2 |
| Coverage / Year | 1864 |
| Description | Reproduction of a black and white photograph of the Rebel Works in front of Atlanta, No. 2. Source: Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the Great Battles around Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, the Campaign of Atlanta, March to the Sea, and the Great Raid through the Carolinas. New York, 1866. Dimensions: 8"x10". |
| Interpretation | "The fight, which lasted several hours, resulted in one of the most bloody repulses sustained by the rebels during the war. Their killed and wounded lay within twenty yards of the rude breastworks thrown up during the early moments of the attack." Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign. (New York: Dover Publications, 1977), p. xvi. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | Antebellum Society and the Civil War |
| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Author or Creator | Barnard, George N., 1819-1902 |
| Source | Photo reproductions from Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign. New York, 1866 |
| Subject / Keywords | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial Works; Atlanta Campaign, 1864 |
| Collection Publisher | Chicago Public Library, Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | E468.7.B25 Plate 40 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 3754518842002_barnard_plate40.jpg |
