After the occupation of Atlanta by Federal forces on Sept. 2, 1864, the remaining civilians were required to register for transportation to points north or south as desired. Those electing to go south were carried with household goods in army wagons from Atlanta to Rough and Ready where, by truce agreement, they were transferred to Hood’s wagons [CS] for the trip to the rail-head at Lovejoy’s. From there they continued south on the Macon & Western R. R. The mass eviction of the populace was necessitated by the transformation of Atlanta into an armed camp under martial law, a status that prevailed until the following Nov. 16.