Siege of Atlanta 1864

by Samuel Carter

Six weeks of bitter conflict which changed the face of the South and the nation, a dramatic portrayal of an epic stuggle.

Genres: Civil War

444 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1976

Reviews

[Philip S]

A very good book about how long, continuous and brutal the war in the west was.

[Michael]

"The Siege of Atlanta 1864" was a groundbreaking work by Samuel Carter in that it was perhaps the first book that adequately attempted to cover the Battle of Atlanta and the events around Atlanta in 1864. Go to the library and you will find thousands of books about Gettysburg, a battle which has been studied down to the company and, in some cases, man level. Of the battles west of the Appalacian Mountains little is written. Of the material available, the Atlanta Campaign seems to have been a few weeks of minor activity after which Sherman marched off to the sea. In my opinion, the war was actually won in the west while the east was mostly a holding action. Lee invaded the north twice unsuccessfully and a number of Northern generals invaded the south several times also unsuccessfully. It was very nice to find an actual factually account of this overlooked area of history.