Kennesaw Mountain Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign

Name: Kennesaw Mountain Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign
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ISBN: 9781469602110

ISBN-10: 1469602113

ISBN-13: 9781469602110

Edition: 2013

Authors: Earl J. Hess

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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, and Sherman initially tried to outflank the Confederates. His men endured heavy rains, artillery duels, sniping, and a fierce battle at Kolb's Farm before Sherman decided to directly attack Johnston's position on June 27.Kennesaw Mountaintells the story of an important phase of the Atlanta campaign. Historian Earl J. Hess explains how this battle, with its combination of maneuver and combat, severely tried the patience and…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 4/22/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Earl J. Hess is an associate professor of history at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. He is the author ofThe Union Soldier in Battle: Enduring the Ordeal of Combatand other works.



Preface



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


Notes


Bibliography


Index