Marching through Georgia: pen-pictures of every-day life in General Sherman's army, from the beginning of the Atlanta campaign until the close of the war / Fenwick Yellowley Hedley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hedley, Fenwick Yellowley., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sherman's March to the Sea.

Atlanta Campaign, 1864.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois: Donohue, Henneberry & Co, 1890.

Summary:

Covers battles at Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga before getting into the march through Georgia. Preface says it is "not intended as a tactical history of the campaign." Book is a memoir of day-to-day life in the army and provides detailed descriptions of how the army was supplied, the construction of corduroy roads, and the destruction of rail lines.

Notes:

Written by Hedley, who was adjutant of the 32nd Illinois Infantry and Member of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Illustrated by F.L. Stoddard. Published by Donohue, Henneberry & Co. at 407-425 Dearborn Street in Chicago. Was copyrighted by Hedley in 1884. Contains 28 illustrations throughout. Divided into 49 chapters and covers the years 1862-1865. Covers battles at Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga before getting into the march through Georgia. Preface says it is "not intended as a tactical history of the campaign." Blue cloth cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.