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This postcard depicts a specific section of the massive Cyclorama painting in Atlanta, showing Federal General John A. Logan rallying troops near a battery after the death of General McPherson during the Battle of Atlanta.The Atlanta Cyclorama is a massive cylindrical panoramic painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta, fought on July 22, 1864, during the American Civil War.Created in the 1880s by the American Panorama Company in Milwaukee, the painting stands 49 feet tall, weighs 10,000 pounds, and was designed to provide an immersive, 360-degree view of the conflict before the invention of cinema.It is one of only two surviving cycloramas in North America, the other being the Gettysburg Cyclorama.The specific scene shown on this card illustrates the moment General John A. Logan assumed command of the Army of the Tennessee following the death of General James B. McPherson. Logan is depicted spurring his black horse to direct the recapture of Captain Francis DeGress's battery. The artwork features a three-dimensional diorama foreground that blends seamlessly with the two-dimensional canvas to create a realistic depth of field.- Publisher: Scenic South Card Co., Bessemer, Alabama
- Photographer: Kenneth Rogers
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