Headnote
ATLANTA CITY, p.o., DeKalb co., Ga., Pop. 2, 572. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
DeKalb County, GA

Atlanta, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ATLANTA CITY, p.o., DeKalb co., Ga., Pop. 2, 572.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 29.
Date Type
- Deadly fire burns overnight in Atlanta, Georgia Crime/Disasters
First signs of the fall season with snow in New York and Pennsylvania and a heavy frost in Georgia Science/Technology
In Atlanta, James J. Andrews is executed for his role as leader of the raid on the Georgia rail system Battles/Soldiers
In Atlanta, seven Union raiders from the failed attack on the Georgia rail system are hanged as spies Battles/Soldiers
In Atlanta, the captured Union raiders from the failed attack on the Georgia rail system stage a mass escape Battles/Soldiers
In Atlanta, the purpose-built Storrs School for Freedmen is dedicated. Education/Culture
In Georgia, an Atlanta warehouse packed with cotton and foodstuffs burns to the ground Crime/Disasters
In Georgia, General W.T. Sherman and his 62,000 men march out of a burning Atlanta, heading for the sea Battles/Soldiers
- Stephen Douglas ends his presidential campaign with speeches in Georgia and Alabama Campaigns/Elections
- Stephen Douglas makes his final campaign tour, through the Deep South Campaigns/Elections
The Union's Army of the Tennessee captures Atlanta, boosting northern morale and Republican prospects Battles/Soldiers
- Union forces break the last Confederate efforts to defend Atlanta at the Battle of Jonesborough Battles/Soldiers
Burial Place of
Name Type
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA Location or Site
Date Title
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The Medical Students,” December 26, 1859
Abraham Lincoln to William T. Sherman, December 26, 1864
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