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The Battle of Peach Tree Creek - Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta (Paperback)
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The Battle of Peach Tree Creek - Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta (Paperback)
Series: Civil War America
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On July 20, 1864, the Civil War struggle for Atlanta reached a
pivotal moment. As William T. Sherman's Union forces came ever
nearer the city, the defending Confederate Army of Tennessee
replaced its commanding general, removing Joseph E. Johnston and
elevating John Bell Hood. This decision stunned and demoralized
Confederate troops just when Hood was compelled to take the
offensive against the approaching Federals. Attacking northward
from Atlanta's defenses, Hood's men struck George H. Thomas's Army
of the Cumberland just after it crossed Peach Tree Creek on July
20. Initially taken by surprise, the Federals fought back with
spirit and nullified all the advantages the Confederates first
enjoyed. As a result, the Federals achieved a remarkable defensive
victory. Offering new and definitive interpretations of the
battle's place within the Atlanta campaign, Earl J. Hess describes
how several Confederate regiments and brigades made a pretense of
advancing but then stopped partway to the objective and took cover
for the rest of the afternoon on July 20. Hess shows that morale
played an unusually important role in determining the outcome at
Peach Tree Creek--a soured mood among the Confederates and
overwhelming confidence among the Federals spelled disaster for one
side and victory for the other.
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