Surprisingly, most camps had a working Post Office tent after they had established their grounds.
There was a fierce battle in Atlanta, Georgia in September 1864 and the Union clearly won. CSA General Hood had a 28-car ammunition train ready in waiting, but rather than let it fall in to the hands of the other side, they burned it wholesale, which caused a massive explosion that left the tracks mangled. George Bernard captured this photo shortly after the Confederates fled.
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