"July 22: The Civil War Battle of Atlanta" Topic

"So remarkable was the fighting to the east of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, that it earned its place as the only engagement of the Civil War to be widely referred to by the date of its occurrence. Also known as the Battle of Atlanta, this was the largest engagement of the four-month-long Atlanta Campaign for control of the city and the region. Although Confederate commander John Bell Hood's forces flanked William T. Sherman's line and were able to crush the end of it, they could go no further. On July 22, 1864, the Confederates came closer to achieving a major tactical victory than on any other day of the Atlanta Campaign…"

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Atlanta has several Civil War sites in the area if a person wants to visit it. The entire battle is told via a cyclorama located off I20 near the zoo. To the northwest of the city is train from the chase and further up the freeway is Chicamauga. To the southwest is the Andersonville Prison camp.
To the east is Stone Mountain sculpture on the mountain face.

Earl Hess is one of the best historians of the war. Looks like an interesting book.

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Armand

Colorado in the Civil War

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