 In 1880 , Atlanta ranked among the fifty largest cities in the United States . The battlefield is now urban , residential , and commercial land , with many markers memorializing notable events of the battle , including McPherson 's place of death . The marker was erected in 1956 by the Georgia Historical Commission . To commemorate the 140th anniversary of the battle , in 2004 , two new markers were erected in the Inman Park neighborhood . The Atlanta Cyclorama building , built in 1921 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places , is a museum located in Grant Park containing a panoramic painting of the battle . 
