THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN OF 1864 - THE ROAD PAST KENNESAW

Description: THE ROAD PAST KENNESAW THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN OF 1864 BY RICHARD M. McMURRY Forward by Bell I. Wiley FIRST EDITION FINE - CONDITION Original, Clean, Tight, Antique Pamphlet Loaded with Illustrations, Photographs and Color Maps PRINTED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, IN 1972 This wonderful pamphlet presents a detailed history of the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. This campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the during the summer of 1864. Union Major General William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in May 1864, opposed initially by Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and later by General John Bell Hood. Johnston's Army of Tennessee withdrew toward Atlanta in the face of successive flanking maneuvers by Sherman's group of armies. In July, the Confederate president replaced Johnston with the more aggressive Hood, who began challenging the Union Army in a series of damaging frontal assaults. Hood's army was eventually besieged in Atlanta and the city fell on September 2, setting the stage for Sherman’s March to the Sea and hastening the end of the war. FINE - CONDITION This original, antique booklet is clean and tight. It is in excellent overall condition with only light aging. The booklet is free of any writing, smudging or foxing. It is loaded with illustrations, maps and photographs. This is an excellent condition booklet. 71 pages. Contains a Suggested Reading List and other related, Civil War in Georgia site list. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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