Views of Atlanta's Civil War Depot and State Square

If we could travel back in time to Atlanta in 1864 it would be hard to realize we were in the same city with or without Sherman’s efforts to destroy the city.   

Here are a few images of Atlanta’s train depot and State Square....you can click on each image to isolate it and make it a little bigger:

This is the depot before Sherman ordered it destroyed.  Source:  http://www.old-picture.com/civil-war/Atlanta-Railroad-Georgia-nearer.htm

This picture is part of the Federal encampment that took possession of State Square near the depot.  The large building in the middle is Atlanta's City Hall    Source:  http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/ga/es_ga_atlanta_1_e.html

A view of the rail yard    Source:  http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/madness-genius-shermans-ruthless-march/

The depot as it appeared after November, 1864   Source:  http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/the-gathering-storm-2.html

Another image of the depot and some of the rail yard    Source:  http://www.shorpy.com/node/6484

Some of the buildings surrounding State Square including hotels and stores    Source:  http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/CivilWar/sep164.htm

Another view of the rail yard and the destroyed depot   Source:  http://www.shorpy.com/node/10236

Some of the buildings on State Square including the Atlanta Intelligencer  office.....a newspaper.   Source:  http://atmo4.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/the-civil-war-part-1-the-places/100241/

More of the  Federal tents on State Square.  The building  on the left is the Trout House Hotel while the building on the right is the Masonic Hall     Source:  http://irapl.altervista.org/nit/viewpics.php?title=%5BAtlanta,+Ga.+Railroad+depot;+a+nearer+view%5D

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