In early May 1864 Union armies left their winter encampment near
Chattanooga, Tennessee, and began a march to Atlanta. Four months
later -- on September 3 -- William T. Sherman wired Abraham
Lincoln, "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won!"
The fall of Atlanta was not just one more Union victory. It was
pivotal to the outcome of the entire Civil War and also to
Lincoln's reelection. With the fall of Atlanta, Confederate morale
plummeted. The South's most significant manufacturing center was
destroyed, and its primary railroad connections were cut. The
destruction of Atlanta was not just a Union victory over one city,
but a key to the end of the war.
Fields of Glory traces the story of the campaign from the
Tennessee border through the heart of Georgia to Jonesboro.
Included is a series of driving tours that enable readers to see
firsthand the battlefields and important sites of the campaign.
Also included are more than 85 illustrations, 25 original maps,
a lively history of the campaign, fascinating tours of the
battlefields, articles on military strategy, biographies of
generals, the chronology of key battles and important events,
sources for additional travel information, a bibliography, and an
index.
"In General Sherman's mind, " Jim Miles explains, "before the
Civil War could be brought to a victorious conclusion, Atlanta had
to be destroyed and the Confederacy denied its products. From that
day, Atlanta was a doomed city."
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