The place where Maj. Gen. J. B. McPherson was killed, Atlanta, Ga.

Civil War stereographs, 1861-1865.

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1864

Photographic history. The war for the Union. War views.

Stereograph: Wagon wheels against trees and a sign in the distance nailed to a tree marking the spot where McPherson was killed.

James Birdseye McPherson (14 Nov. 1828-22 July 1864) Graduated from West Point in 1853. Officer in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War who ultimately attained the rank of brigadier general. McPherson played a prominent role in Grant's operations against Vicksburg, culminating with its capture on 4 July 1863. He succeeded Sherman as commander of the Army of the Tennessee.

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