Fighting for Atlanta: tactics, terrain, and trenches in the Civil War
"As William T. Sherman's Union troops began their campaign for Atlanta in the spring of 1864, they encountered Confederate forces employing field fortifications located to take advantage of rugged terrain. While the Confederates consistently acted on the defensive, digging eighteen lines o...
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| Summary: | "As William T. Sherman's Union troops began their campaign for Atlanta in the spring of 1864, they encountered Confederate forces employing field fortifications located to take advantage of rugged terrain. While the Confederates consistently acted on the defensive, digging eighteen lines of earthworks from May to September, the Federals used fieldworks both defensively and offensively. With 160,000 troops engaged on both sides and hundreds of miles of trenches dug, fortifications became a defining factor in the Atlanta campaign battles. These engagements took place on topography ranging from Appalachian foothills to the clay fields of Georgia's Piedmont. Leading military historian Earl J. Hess examines how commanders adapted their operations to the physical environment, how the environment in turn affected their movements, and how Civil War armies altered the terrain through the science of field fortification"... |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 408 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781469643427 |
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/ HESS, EARL J.YYEAUTHOR
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TABLE OF CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
TACTICS, TERRAIN, AND TRENCHES
DALTON AND RESACA
CASSVILLE
NEW HOPE CHURCH, PICKETT S MILL, AND DALLAS
THE MOUNTAIN LINE, THE GILGAL CHURCH LINE, AND THE MUD CREEK LINE
THE KENNESAW LINE
JUNE 27
FLANKING THE KENNESAW LINE
CROSSING THE CHATTAHOOCHEE
PEACH TREE CREEK, JULY 22, AND EZRA CHURCH
UTOY CREEK AND EXTENDING SOUTH
SIEGE
JONESBORO
LOVEJOY S STATION, PALMETTO STATION, AND THE FEDERAL DEFENSES OF ATLANTA
FORTIFYING DURING THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN
DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT.
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