Boxcars with Refugees at Railroad, Atlanta, Ga., 1864

With the capture of Atlanta, General William T. Sherman’s army seized an important rail hub for the Confederacy. This image of refugees and African Americans, sitting on rail cars with their possessions, indicates the massive displacement that came with the war.

About this Document

  • Source: Boxcars with Refugees at Railroad, Atlanta, Ga., 1864
  • Publisher: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
  • Date: 1864