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Fields of Glory - A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Fields of Glory - A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Series: Civil War Explorer Series
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Total price: R686
Discovery Miles: 6 860
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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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