Kennesaw Mountain : Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign /

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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, and Sherman initially tried t...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Hess, Earl J. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Military campaigns.
Bataille du mont Kennesaw, Georgie, 1864.
Campagne d'Atlanta, 1864.
Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864.
Atlanta Campaign, 1864.
United States.
Georgia.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Campagnes et batailles.
Georgie (État) > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession)
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Georgia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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, and Sherman initially tried to outflank the Confederates. His men endured heavy rains, artillery duels, sniping, and a fierce battle at Kolb's Farm before Sherman decided to directly attack Johnston's position on June 27. Kennesaw Mountain tells the story of an important phase of the Atlanta campaign. Historian Earl J. Hess e.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9781469608372

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