剧情介绍
1864AfterahugebattleandthebrutalshellingofthepopulationofAtlanta,Federaltroops(Yanks)takecontrolofthecity.TheirplanistouseallofthegoodsremaininginthewarehousedistrictofAtlantatooutfittheirarmyfortheupcomingMarchtotheSea,whichtheyhopewillendtheWarBetweentheStates.Confederatespiesmoveintothewarehousedistrict,disguisedasYanks,totakestockofwhatisstilltherethatmightbeofusetothearmyofthenorth.Theyfindalot.ThewordcomesdownfromConfederatecommandtoburntheentiredistrict,destroyingvastquantitiesofgoodsanduprootinghundredsoffamiliesthathavebeenintheareafordecades.TheBurningofAtlantaisthestoryofthedestructionofamajorcityneartheendofthewar,andthedesperationandterrorthiscausesinthelivesofthosewhowatchtheirentiresocietycollapsearoundthem.