The Atlanta Civil War Campaign
| Gettysburg Campaign Book Titles Company Book Titles Colored Troops |
 Sherman's Horsemen by: David Evans Union Cavalry Operations in the Atlanta Campaign |
A comprehensive study of the role of the cavalry in Sherman's coordinated assault on Atlanta in 1864, involving three federal armies that swept in from the west through Alabama and Georgia
A vivid account of the campaign that helped decide the outcome of the Civil War. Evans provides a comprehensive study of the role of the cavalry in Sherman's coordinated assault on Atlanta in 1864, involving three federal armies that swept in from the west through Alabama and Georgia. Those armies left a horrible wake of damage in their path, and they suffered horribly as well. Evans writes of their work with a keen eye for detail, describing the confusion of the battlefield and the bloody aftermath of a cavalry engagement. |
| Decision in the West by Albert E. Castel The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 Modern War Studies |
A detailed history of one of the most grisly episodes of the Civil War provides a balanced treatment of the North's invasion of Atlanta, debunking many long-standing myths and misconceptions of the battle.
This first detailed history of the Atlanta Campaign since General Jacob D. Cox's version in 1862, noted historian Castel provides a compelling overview, written in the present tense to give a sense of immediacy and realism, that demonstrates how Sherman's capture of Atlanta occurred and why it assured a Northern victory. Photos. Maps. |
| Battles for Atlanta by Ronald H. Bailey |
| Fields of Glory by: Jim Miles A History and Tour Guide of the Atlanta Campaign |
| Atlanta (Voices of the Civil War) by: Editors of Time Life Books |
The books are full of eyewitness accounts of battle, camp life, campaigning, and camraderie with some humor thrown in. Each book gives accounts by the soldiers themselves, and that's what makes these books so great! The books also have battle maps are divided into sections. Each section tells about a part in the campaign. At the begining of each section there is an introduction to the campaign. |
| The Atlanta Campaign by: J. Britt McCarley, Richard M. McMurry, Stephen Davis A Civil War Driving Tour of Atlanta-Area Battlefields |
| John Bell Hood and the Struggle for Atlanta by: David A. Coffey Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series |
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