Surrender of Atlanta September 2, 1864
Gen. Hood, in person, with Stewart´s A.C. and the Georgia Militia abandoned the city, Sept. 1, as a result of Hardee´s defeat at Jonesboro August 31, and marched S. to Lovejoy´s Station. Federal forces at Chattahoochee River Crossings since Aug. 25, suspecting the evacuation of the city on hearing loud explosions, sent forward a reconnaissance to investigate.
At this point it met Mayor James M. Calhoun with a committee, who tendered the surrender of the city, asking protection for citizens and property. Col. John Coburn, vice Maj. Gen. H.W. Slocum, com´d´g 20th A. C., received the surrender.
GHM 060-126 - Georgia Historical Commission - 1982
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.