Fields of Glory: A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864 Second Edition

by Jim Miles

Book Overview

In early May 1864 Union armies left their winter encampment near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and began a march to Atlanta. Four months later -- on September 3 -- William T. Sherman wired Abraham Lincoln, Atlanta is ours, and fairly won!

The fall of Atlanta was not just one more Union victory. It was pivotal to the outcome of the entire Civil War and also to Lincoln's reelection. With the fall of Atlanta, Confederate morale plummeted. The South's most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581822561
• ISBN13: 9781581822564
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 10.1"