An outstanding guide meets the needs of the serious students as well as the casual visitor. - Edwin Bearss, former chief historian of the National Park Service In this guide, matt Spruill recounts the story of the November 1863 battle of Chattanooga using official reports and observations by commanding officers in their own words. The book is organized in the format still used by the military on staff rides, allowing the reader to understand how the battle was fought and why leaders made the decisions they did. Unlike other books on the battle of Chattanooga, this work guides the...
An outstanding guide meets the needs of the serious students as well as the casual visitor. - Edwin Bearss, former chief historian of the National...
The Battle of Chattanooga would prove the final defeat of the Confederacy in East Tennessee and open the door to Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. In this revised edition of his classic guidebook, Matt Spruill revisits his tours of the Chattanooga National Military Park, providing updates and new directions after twenty years of park improvements.
The Battle of Chattanooga would prove the final defeat of the Confederacy in East Tennessee and open the door to Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. In this r...
