Offers an in-depth look at the battle that became the biggest roadblock during General William T. Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War. Kennesaw Mountain tells the story of an important phase of the Atlanta campaign.
"This volume presents General Sherman's own memoir of the march through Georgia, first published in 1875, with letters to his wife, never before printed in their complete form, and many contemporary drawings, photographs and maps"--Jacket.
Federal and Confederate forces engaged in the campaign for Atlanta, May 7 to September 2, 1864.
The war had reached what General William T. Sherman termed its "Professional stage" and tactics of concealment and cover were adopted which made the battlefield resemble those of World War I." -- Preface.
War in Georgia: a study of military command and strategy
Marching Through Georgia
During the Civil War, Atlanta was wrecked, but not by burning alone. Longtime Atlantan Stephen Davis tells the story of what the Yankees did to his city. General William T. Sherman's Union forces had invested the city by late July 1864.
Kennesaw Mountain June 1864: Bitter Standoff at the Gibralter of Georgia
Far from a dry chronicle of battles and campaigns, this book brings a lesser-known chapter of Civil War to life and allows a rare glimpse into the lives of the courageous migrant workers who lived it.