The Atlanta Campaign, 1864: Peach Tree Creek to the Fall of the City kearny cannot be fully appreciated without

cannot be fully appreciated without an understanding of what happened the previous day at Brinkerhoff’s Ridge

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and through a combination of valiant fighting

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The Atlanta Campaign, 1864: Peach Tree Creek to the Fall of the City kearny cannot be fully appreciated withoutby David A. Powell A fully illustrated narrative of the Atlanta campaign complete with maps, illustrations, and diagrams. General John Bell Hoods tenure commanding the Confederate Army of Tennessee stood in marked contrast to that of his predecessor Joseph E. Johnston. Where Johnston was forced to conduct a war of maneuver, parrying William T. Shermans repeated flanking attempts, he rarely risked offensive blows. The initiative remained almost