As Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman swept through Georgia in 1864, he
fought several small battles against an ever-retreating Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston who had replaced the beleaguered Gen. Braxton Bragg as
leader of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. After heavy rains
slowed Sherman’s advance, Johnston’s army entrenched along the
Brushy Mountain line. Hemmed in by the mountains and impassable
roads, Sherman noted in his reports to Washington, “Kennesaw is
the key to the whole country.” Ultimately, Sherman would outflank
Johnston and grind down his army’s defenses with a brazen frontal
assault. Federal forces suffered 3,000 casualties compared to
Johnston’s 1,000, and yet the Confederate Army of Tennessee was
forced to retreat to Smyrna, and continued defeats led to
Sherman’s infamous burning of Atlanta in August of 1864.
Decisions at Kennesaw Mountain explores the critical decisions made
by Confederate and Federal commanders during the battle and how
these decisions shaped its outcome. Rather than offering a history
of the battle, Larry Peterson hones in on a sequence of command
decisions that provides us, retroactively, with a blueprint of the
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain at its tactical core. Identifying and
exploring the critical decisions in this way allows students of the
battle to progress from a knowledge of what happened to a mature
grasp of why events happened. Complete with maps and a driving
tour, Decisions at Kennesaw Mountain is an indispensable primer,
and readers looking for a concise introduction to the battle can
tour this sacred ground—or read about it at their leisure—with
key insights into the campaign and a deeper understanding of the
Civil War itself. Decisions at Kennesaw Mountain is the seventeenth
in a series of books that will explore the critical decisions of
major campaigns and battles of the Civil War.
General
Imprint: |
University of Tennessee Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Command Decisions in America's Civil War |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Lawrence K. Peterson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-62190-811-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-62190-811-9 |
Barcode: |
9781621908111 |
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