The Atlanta Campaign, 1864: Peach Tree Creek to the Fall of the City Section-Civil War History Brigades and regiments often engaged

Brigades and regiments often engaged on their own initiatives without the direction of a division or corps commander

and how those memories have created a cloud over James Longstreet’s bewildering countermarch and Samuel Johnston’s infamous reconnaissance

In Flora and Fauna of the Civil War

by David Hirsch & Dan Van Haften

The Atlanta Campaign, 1864: Peach Tree Creek to the Fall of the City Section-Civil War History Brigades and regiments often engagedby 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