U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War: The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864

Download or read book U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War: The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864 written by Jack Britton McCarley and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War: The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864 covers the military operations in northern Georgia involving the Union Army group led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman and the Confederate Army of Tennessee commanded by Generals Joseph E. Johnston and John Bell Hood. The Atlanta Campaign consisted of numerous engagements, including the Battles of Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Ezra Church, and Jonesboro. The campaign ended with Sherman's capture of Atlanta, Georgia, the Confederacy's largest transportation and manufacturing center in the Deep South. CMH Pub 75-13. Related items: The American Civil War collection of publications can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/wars-conflicts/american-civil-war