A Long and Bloody Task: The Atlanta Campaign from Dalton

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A Long and Bloody Task: The Atlanta Campaign from Dalton through Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee, May 5-July 18, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series)

Spring of 1864 brought a whole new war to the Western Theater, with new commanders and what would become a new style of warfare. Federal armies, perched in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after their stunning victories there the previous fall, poised on the edge of Georgia for the first time in the war.

Atlanta sat in the far distance. Major General William T. Sherman, newly elevated to command the Unionâ€™s western armies, eyed it covetouslyâ€”the Southâ€™s last great untouched prize. â€œGet into the interior of the enemyâ€™s country as far as you can, inflicting all the damage you can against their War resources,â€ his superior, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, ordered.

But if Atlanta sat some 100 miles away as the crow flies, it lay more than 140 miles away for the marching Federal armies, which had to navigate snaking roads and treacherous mountain passes.

Blocking the way, too, was the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by one of the Confederacyâ€™s most defensive-minded generals, Joseph E. Johnston. All Johnston had to do, as Sherman moved through hostile territory, was slow the Federal advance long enough to find the perfect opportunity to strike.

And so began the last great campaign in the West: Shermanâ€™s long and bloody task.

The acknowledged expert on all things related to the battle of Atlanta, historian Steve Davis has lived in the area his entire life, and in A Long and Bloody Task, he tells the tale of the Atlanta campaign as only a native can. He brings his Southern sensibility to the Emerging Civil War Series, known for its engaging storytelling and accessible approach to history.

Country	USA
Author	Stephen Davis
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781611213188
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Savas Beatie
Manufacturer	Savas Beatie
NumberOfPages	192
PublicationDate	2016-07-19
Publisher	Savas Beatie
ReleaseDate	2016-07-19
Studio	Savas Beatie

A Long and Bloody Task: The Atlanta Campaign from Dalton through Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee, May 5-July 18, 1864 (Emerging Civil War Series)

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