Marching through Georgia : the story of soldiers and civilians during Sherman's campaign /

Kennett, Lee B.

Marching through Georgia : the story of soldiers and civilians during Sherman's campaign / Lee Kennett. - New York, NY : HarperCollins, c1995. - x, 418 p. : ill., maps 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [360]-407) and index.

Mise-en-scene -- Joe Brown's Georgia -- The hosts -- From Dalton to the Chattahoochee -- The district of the Etowah -- The citadel -- The raids -- In the ditches -- Battle -- A campaign ends -- Atlanta Delenda Est -- The first act -- The vandals -- The victims -- Aftermath.

Sherman's march to the sea wreaked havoc on thousands of Southerners who thought they were safe from the horrors of war because they were citizens. Blending detailed descriptions of life in the antebellum cities of Atlanta and Savannah, vivid depictions of the battlefield, and a compelling analysis of the war's devastating and lasting legacy, acclaimed author Lee Kennett's riveting narrative casts a new light on America's most colorful, talked-about, and bitterly remembered campaign. of photos. Maps. www.alibris.com

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Sherman's March to the Sea.

E 476.69 / .K394 1995