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Author:

Hess, Earl J.

Title:

Kennesaw Mountain : Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign / Earl J. Hess.

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xvi, 322 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864.
Atlanta Campaign, 1864.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-318) and index.

Contents:

The road to Kennesaw -- Kolb's Farm -- Sherman decides to strike -- The Fifteenth Corps attack -- The Fourth Corps attack -- The Fourteenth Corps attack -- The residue of a long day -- Along the Kennesaw line -- Flanking -- Conclusion -- Orders of Battle -- Appendix: Kennesaw after the war.

Summary:

While fighting his way toward Atlanta, William T. Sherman encountered his biggest roadblock at Kennesaw Mountain, where Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee held a heavily fortified position. The opposing armies confronted each other from June 19 to July 3, 1864. Hess explains how this battle, with its combination of maneuver and combat, severely tried the patience and endurance of the common soldier and why Johnston's strategy might have been the Confederates' best chance to halt the Federal drive toward Atlanta.

Series:

Civil War America.

ISBN:

1469602113 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781469602110 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2012037476

Locations:

WCPC115 -- Alta Community Library (Alta)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

LPPC815 -- Lake View Public Library (Lake View)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)