THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Battle of Atlanta
In which we finish setting the stage for the Battle of Atlanta, which took place on July 22, 1864, just southeast of the city.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “War Like a Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta” by Russell S Bonds.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Battle of Atlanta
In which we set the stage for the Battle of Atlanta, which took place on July 22, 1864, just to the southeast of the city.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Day Dixie Died: The Battle of Atlanta” by Gary Ecelbarger.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: McPherson Once Again Misses the Opportunity of a Lifetime
In which we look at what was happening with James McPherson & the Army of the Tennessee, east of Atlanta, while George Thomas was fighting off the Confederates at Peach Tree Creek on July 20, 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Walking the Line: Rediscovering and Touring the Civil War Defenses on Modern Atlanta’s Landscape” by Lawrence Krumenaker.
“The Music Episode”
In which we look at the music of the Civil War era.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Peach Tree Creek
In which we wrap-up our look at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “All the Fighting They Want: The Atlanta Campaign from Peachtree Creek to the City’s Surrender, July 18- September 2, 1864” by Stephen Davis.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Peach Tree Creek
In which we look at the action at the start of the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood’s First Effort to Save Atlanta” by Earl J Hess.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Peach Tree Creek
In which we start to look at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, which took place outside Atlanta on July 20, 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood’s First Sortie, 20 July 1864” by Robert D Jenkins Sr.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Hood’s Daunting Task
In which we look at the daunting task facing John B Hood when he assumed command of the Army of Tennessee, and we set the stage for the Battle of Peachtree Creek.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Atlanta Campaign, 1864: Peach Tree Creek to the Fall of the City” by David A Powell.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN: Hood Takes Command
In which we look at the change in command at the top of the Army of Tennessee between Joseph E Johnston and John B Hood.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “The Atlanta Campaign, 1864: Sherman’s Campaign to the Outskirts of Atlanta” by David A Powell.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN (Part the Thirty-first)
In which set the Atlanta Campaign within the larger context of what was happening in the war during the summer of 1864.
Our book recommendation for this episode is “Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln’s Opponents in the North” by Jennifer L Weber.