Union military forces suffered momentary defeat followed by sustained success in the Western Theater during the second half of the American Civil War. Following the Union's defeat at Chickamauga, Ulysses S. Grant took command at Chattanooga and orchestrated a striking victory which paved the way for a Union advance against Atlanta, a confederate city second in importance only to Richmond. This book traces the events that surrounded the capture of Atlanta, followed by Sherman's famous campaign of destruction through the southern interior which culminated in April 1865 with the surrender of the last major Confederate field army at Durham Station, North Carolina.
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This unique series studies every major war in history looking at all the aspects of war, from how it felt to be a soldier to the lasting impact of the conflict on the world around it.
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Joseph T. Glatthaar is currently Professor of History at the University of Houston. Among his publications are The March to the Sea and Beyond: Sherman's Troops in the Savannah and Carolinas Campaign; Forged in Battle: The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers; and Partnerships in Command: The Relationships between Leaders in the Civil War.
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When the war broke out, the Northern states possessed a vast superiority of resources, so much so that some scholars have depicted Confederate efforts at independence as doomed from the start. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Carolina, Library of Congress, North Carolina, Army of Tennessee, Mississippi River, Army of the Cumberland, Jefferson Davis, New York, United States, Tennessee River, Red River, Missionary Ridge, Port Hudson, Army of the Tennessee, Fort Fisher, West Point, Army of the Potomac, Major-General John, Mexican War, New Orleans, Stones River, Ann Ronan Picture Library, Atlantic Railroad, Battle of Atlanta, Fort Donelson New!
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When the war broke out, the Northern states possessed a vast superiority of resources, so much so that some scholars have depicted Confederate efforts at independence as doomed from the start. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Carolina, Library of Congress, North Carolina, Army of Tennessee, Mississippi River, Army of the Cumberland, Jefferson Davis, New York, United States, Tennessee River, Red River, Missionary Ridge, Port Hudson, Army of the Tennessee, Fort Fisher, West Point, Army of the Potomac, Major-General John, Mexican War, New Orleans, Stones River, Ann Ronan Picture Library, Atlantic Railroad, Battle of Atlanta, Fort Donelson New!
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- The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White by Henry Wiencek in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The Reintegration of American History: Slavery and the Civil War by William W. Freehling in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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