- Industry
- Civil War
- November 11–16, 1864
Business district and Georgia Railroad depot burned
On Nov 15 Poe's troops burned the wooden buildings of the downtown business district around this spot, after battering down stone and brick buildings.
The record
The Georgia Railroad freight depot here is a replacement completed in April 1869; the 1864 depot was destroyed. Houses and churches were not targets, but some burned anyway, and many had already been dismantled by both armies for fortifications. The share of the city destroyed is disputed: 25% (Hitchcock) and 37% (Poe) against 92% (Confederate Gen. W.P. Howard). The GHS marker says 40%. Heavily rebuilt downtown ground.