Decisions at Kennesaw Mountain : the eleven critical decisions that defined the battle / Larry Peterson ; maps by Matt Spruill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, Lawrence K., author.

Contributor:

Spruill, Matt, cartographer.

Series:

Command decisions in America's Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864.

Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Georgia.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xviii, 180 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Decisions at Kennesaw Mountain : the 11 critical decisions that defined the battle

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]

Summary:

"As General William Tecumseh Sherman set his sights on Atlanta in the summer of 1864, he fought several small battles-Resaca, Pickett's Mill, and skirmishes around Marietta-against an ever-retreating General Joseph E. Johnston who had replaced the beleaguered General Braxton Bragg as leader of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. After heavy rains slowed Sherman's advance, Johnston shored his army up along the Brushy Mountain line. With Johnston's army well entrenched and Sherman unable to flank him because of the mountains and impassable roads, Sherman noted in his reports to Washington, 'Kennesaw is the key to the whole country.' Intended for the Command Decisions in America's Civil War series, this book explores eleven critical decisions that affected the outcome of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and why the battle unfolded as it did"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Peterson, Larry, 1945- Decisions at Kennesaw Mountain

ISBN:

9781621908111

1621908119

OCLC:

1358740124