Atlanta and the War

Sherman s destruction of Atlanta during the Civil War was not a planned Union strategy, according to Webb Garrison, but the campaign made Atlanta a household name and sparked the city s growth toward world class significance Illustrated and indexed. Read Atlanta and the War Author Webb Garrison – kino-fada.fr This book was a good overview of Atlanta s role, and fate, during the War The majority of the narrative follows Sherman s army as they moved south from Chattanooga in 1864 The battles in and around Atlanta occupy a couple of chapters, and the fate of Atlanta after Union occupation takes most of the last third of the book.I learned quite a few interesting things from this book First, I had no idea that Sherman ordered the deportation of the civilians of Atlanta after it fell The book This book was a good overview of Atlanta s role, and fate, during the War The majority of the narrative follows Sherman s army as they moved south from Chatt...Approaching the Chattahoochie River, Sherman referred to it as crossing the Rubicon One of the least familiar traits of Gen Sherman was his firm insistence that he had the gift of foreknowledge His belief in this power was so strong that he often confided to his wife that he saw the futureclearly than the present I can t help but overlook the present and look ahead, he confided Union Brig Gen John A Blackjack Logan exploited his brief period as commander of the Army Approaching the Chattahoochie River, Sherman referred to it as crossing the Rubicon One of the least familiar traits of Gen Sherman was his firm insistence that he had the gift of foreknowledge His belief in this power was so strong that he often confided to his wife that he saw the futureclearly than the present I can t help but overlook the present and look ahead, he confided Union Brig Gen John A Blackjack Logan exploited his brief period as commander of the Army of the Tennessee.It provid...Personally, I would have preferred to give this book two and a half stars While it gives a fairly good outline of the campaign, it completely fails to give any but the barest possible information about the individual battles Often it is nothingthan two or three sentences stating that a battle took place, with no analysis of the specific tactics used in the battle While the author discussed the decisions made by the high command on both sides, he tended to focuson the Union side Personally, I would have preferred to give this book two and ...A decent coverage of the Atlanta Campaign that is scholarly enough for the Civil War buff but easy enough to read for someone with passing interest There are a few historical innaccuracies Also, it takes a bit of a pro Union focus, being that Sheman s memoirs and letters make upthan half of ...

• English
• 06 September 2018
Webb Garrison
• Paperback
• 320 pages
• 1558534148
• Webb Garrison
• Atlanta and the War