Marching Through Georgia: The Story of Soldiers & Civilians During Sherman's Campaign

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Harper Collins, Mar 29, 2011 - History - 432 pages

In this engrossing work of history, Lee Kennett brilliantly brings General Sherman's 1864 invasion of Georgia to life by capturing the ground-level experiences of the soldiers and civilians who witnesses the bloody campaign. From the skirmish at Buzzard Roost Gap all the way to Savannah ten months later, Kennet follows the notorious, complex Sherman, who attacked the devastated the heart of the Confederacy's arsenal. Marching Through Georgia describes, in gripping detail, the event that marked the end of the Old South.

 

Contents

Cover Title Page PART
1840
Mise en Scène
1841
Joe Browns Georgia
1857
The Hosts
From Dalton to the Chattahoochee
The District of the Etowah
PART
The Citadel
In the Ditches
Battle
PART THREE 11 Arata Delenua Est 12 The First
The vandals
The Victims
Aftermath
Notes
Bibliography

The Raids

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About the author (2011)

Lee Kennett is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Georgia and the author of Marching Through Georgia: The Story of Soldiers and Civilians During Sherman's Campaign and G.I.: The American Soldier in World War II He lives in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina.

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