To gates of Atlanta : from Kennesaw Mountain to Peach Tree Creek, July 1-July 19, 1864 / Robert D. Jenkins, Sr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenkins, Robert D., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864.

Physical Description:

378 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

To the gates of Atlanta

Place of Publication:

Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, [2015]

Summary:

The Greatly Researched Prequel to "The Battle of Peach Tree Creek" To the Gates of Atlanta covers the period from the Confederate victory at Kennesaw Mountain, 27 June 1864, leading up to the Battle of Peach Tree Greek, 20 July 1864, and the first of four major battles for Atlanta that culminated in the Battle of Jonesboro, 31 August and 1 September 1864. To the Gates of Atlanta answers long-sought mysteries surrounding the actions, the reasoning, and the results of the events that culminated into the fall of Atlanta and the end of the Confederacy. Many historians point to the events that led to the fall of The Gate City as central to the War's outcome. Readers will learn why President Davis believed that he had to replace General Johnston on the eve of a battle that he hoped would save the city and turn the tide of the War for the South. Jenkins offers an understanding of why General Sherman had to take the city quickly without risking another disastrous Kennesaw Mountain. To the Gates of Atlanta also gives the important, but previously untold stories of the actions and engagements that befell the sleepy hamlet of Buckhead and the surrounding woods that today shelter many parts of Atlanta's vast community. From Smyrna to Ruffs Mill, Roswell to Vinings, Nancy Greek to Peach Tree Creek, and Moore's Mill to Howell's Mill, To the Gates of Atlanta tells the story of each as part of the larger story which led to the fall of the Gate City of the South. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Hot Enough 5

2 The Battle of Ruff's Mill 13

3 The Battle of Smyrna Campground 30

4 Retreating Joe 50

5 Sherman 60

6 The Gate City 68

7 War Is Cruelty 75

8 Roswell Factory 88

9 Shoupades: A New Kind of Defense 93

10 Crossing the Chattahoochee 104

11 Old Joe Johnston 121

12 The Fabian Policy 145

13 The Transfer 164

14 Old Slow Trot 188

15 Nancy Creek 197

16 The Battle of Moore's Mill 208

17 A Hamlet Called Buckhead 249

18 If It Takes All Summer 274

19 The Loss of Atlanta 280.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-368) and index.

ISBN:

0881465275

9780881465273

OCLC:

902020735