The acknowledged expert on all things related to the battle of Atlanta, the author of A Long and Bloody Task tells the tale of the Atlanta campaign as only a native can.
The acknowledged expert on all things related to the battle of Atlanta, the author of A Long and Bloody Task tells the tale of the Atlanta campaign as...
John Bell Hood brought a hang-dog look and a hard-fighting spirit to the Army of Tennessee. Once one of the ablest division commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia, he found himself, by the spring of 1864, in the war's Western Theater. Recently recovered from grievous wounds sustained at Chickamauga, he suddenly found himself thrust into command of the Confederacy's ill-starred army even as Federals pounded on the door of the Deep South's greatest untouched city, Atlanta.
His predecessor, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, had failed to stop the advance of armies under Federal commander...
John Bell Hood brought a hang-dog look and a hard-fighting spirit to the Army of Tennessee. Once one of the ablest division commanders in the Army of ...
