The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864
Download or Read eBook The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864 PDF written by J Britt McCarley and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : J Britt McCarley |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 84 |
| Release | : 2019-06-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1073596168 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781073596164 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864 by : J Britt McCarley
Book excerpt: The In The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864, author J. Britt McCarley covers the military operations in northern Georgia involving the Union army group led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman and the Confederate Army of Tennessee commanded by Generals Joseph E. Johnston and John Bell Hood. The Atlanta Campaign consisted of numerous engagements, including the Battles of Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Ezra Church, and Jonesboro. The campaign ended with Sherman's capture of Atlanta, Georgia, the Confederacy's largest transportation and manufacturing center in the Deep South. McCarley's superb account concludes with an examination of the Savannah Campaign, more popularly known as Sherman's March to the Sea.
