1864Afterahugebattleandthebrutalshellingofthe o ulationofAtlanta,Federaltroo s("Yanks")takecontrolofthecity.Their lanistouseallofthegoodsremaininginthewarehousedistrictofAtlantatooutfittheirarmyfortheu comingMarchtotheSea,whichtheyho ewillendtheWarBetweentheStates.Confederates iesmoveintothewarehousedistrict,disguisedasYanks,totakestockofwhatisstilltherethatmightbeofusetothearmyofthenorth.Theyfindalot.ThewordcomesdownfromConfederatecommandtoburntheentiredistrict,destroyingvastquantitiesofgoodsandu rootinghundredsoffamiliesthathavebeenintheareafordecades."TheBurningofAtlanta"isthestoryofthedestructionofamajorcityneartheendofthewar,andthedes erationandterrorthiscausesinthelivesofthosewhowatchtheirentiresocietycolla searoundthem