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Battle of Atlanta wet plate photo by fine art photographer Robert Turney
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THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA
OR
THE BALLAD OF VIRGIL KANE

GEORGIA – JULY 22, 1864

Atlanta’s destruction was poignantly captured in a touching ballad written by Atlanta Train Master, Virgil Kane.

"Virgil Kane is the name And I served on the Danville train ‘till Stoneman’s cavalry came And tore up the tracks again

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