The Mountain Campaigns In Georgia: War Scenes On The W. & A.

By Joseph M. Brown

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Letters to the Author in regards to this book: My Dear Sir : I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of January 14th, with the embellished pamphlet entitled " The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia," and take great pleasure in complimenting you on having made so condensed and valuable a souvenir of the old State Railroad from Chattanooga to Atlanta. The maps are admirable, the illustrations are characteristic, and the text as near the truth as can be compressed in so small a space. I am willing to endorse what you record - that the Atlanta Campaign of 1864 would have been impossible without this road, that all our battles were fought for its possession, and that the Western & Atlantic Railroad of Georgia "should be the pride of every true American," because, "by reason of its existence the Union was saved." I infer you have prepared this costly pamphlet to induce travel by this route, and I will add that the scenery will fully repay every lover of nature's beauty and sublimity ; that every foot of it should be sacred ground, because it was once moistened by patriotic blood ; and that over a hundred miles of it was fought a continuous battle of one hundred and twenty days, during which, day and night, were heard the continuous boom of cannon and the sharp crack of the rifle. I sincerely wish for you, and all like you, all success, prosperity and happiness, in these days of peace, made possible by the deadly struggles between Chattanooga and Atlanta in the summer of 1864. With great respect, your friend, W. T. SHERMAN. My Dear Sir : Your letter of the 14th, and the beautiful "War Scenes" that came by the same mail, were received this morning, and I thank you for them most cordially, not only for the pleasure they have already given me, but because you put before the public an excellent historical sketch in so attractive a form as to secure for operations most interesting to me the attention of our Southern people. I have seen no publication relating to the war so attractive in style and appearance. With friendly regards to your brother, I am, Yours very truly, J. E. JOHNSTON.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479152870
• ISBN13: 9781479152872
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.2" x 7.0"