Author

Publication

2013 - University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Language

English

Word Count

80,500 words, Guess

Page Count

322 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC973.7/371
  • LCCE476.7 .H47 2013

Description

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.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Civil War America

Other Editions

  • Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta CampaignUniversity of North Carolina Press2013-01-01

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