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Atlanta 1864 (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Naw dawg pretty sure there's a LOT you wouldn't want to see around 1864 there. Besides Sherman coming through ofc.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

For non-Americans and people who may not have paid attention in history class (or simply don't remember), CptEnder is referring to the Battle of Atlanta during the American Civil War. The photo is of Confederate fortifications against the Union.

I haven't seen this photo before - do you know if this is before or after Atlanta fell? Looks like maybe a before, to me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'd say after, a lot of structures look hallowed out and there's what looks like burnt down trees. Yeah agreed that seems to be a fortified position and it looks empty. Not sure what part of Atlanta this was but there definitely were more structures there before the city was sacked. Could be right before too I suppose. It wouldn't be long before or after because all the trees standing have leaves.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Good eye; I didn't think about looking at the trees. It looks pre-Fall, but this is the South; I wouldn't be surprised if there were still leaves on the trees into late September.

This looks like a farm to me. That bunker is almost certainly a converted ice-house, but could also be slave housing. I'd guess ice-house, as that's what they look like in the mid-Atlantic. Also, I'd have expected fortifications to be built outside the city, given the nature of warfare in the mid-1800's. Surely they wouldn't have built those barriers in a more suburban area? The barriers looking fairly intact is what makes me suspect a "before" photo.