Books
|
Buy Now
The Atlanta Campaign, 1864 - Sherman'S Campaign to the Outskirts of Atlanta
Loot Price: R535
Discovery Miles 5 350
You Save: R109
(17%)
|
|
The Atlanta Campaign, 1864 - Sherman'S Campaign to the Outskirts of Atlanta
Series: Casemate Illustrated
(sign in to rate)
List price R644
Loot Price R535
Discovery Miles 5 350
You Save R109 (17%)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
The campaign for Atlanta was pivotal to the outcome of the American
Civil War. Roughly 190,000 men waged war across northern Georgia in
a struggle that lasted 133 days. Today a national park at Kennesaw
commemorates this titanic fight, and there are a surprising number
of physical reminders still extant across the state. The struggle
for Atlanta divides naturally into two stages. The first half of
the campaign, from May to mid-July, can be defined as a war of
maneuver, called by one historian the “Red Clay Minuet.” Under
Joseph E. Johnston the Confederate Army of Tennessee repeatedly
invited battle from strong defensive positions. Under William T.
Sherman, the combined Federal armies of the Cumberland, the
Tennessee, and the Ohio repeatedly avoided attacking those
positions; Sherman preferring to outflank them instead. Though
there were a number of sharp, bloody engagements during this phase
of the campaign, the combats were limited. Only the battles of
Resaca and Kennesaw Mountain could be considered general
engagements. Johnston’s repeated retreats and the commensurate
loss of terrain finally forced Confederate President Jefferson
Davis to replace him with a more aggressive commander—John B.
Hood. This work will portray the first half of the Atlanta Campaign
in text and images, using both historic sketches and photographs,
as well as post-war and modern images. Extant trenches, rifle pits,
redoubts, shoupades, and other works, as well as the battlefields,
will be covered, as well as surviving historic structures and the
monuments and cemeteries that commemorate the campaign.
General
Imprint: |
Casemate Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Casemate Illustrated |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
David A. Powell
|
Dimensions: |
241 x 170mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
128 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-63624-289-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-63624-289-8 |
Barcode: |
9781636242897 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.