Nashville 1864

From the Tennessee to the Cumberland

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Description

In September 1864, the Confederate army abandoned Atlanta and were on the verge of being driven out of the critical state of Tennessee. In an attempt to regain the initiative, John Bell Hood launched an attack on Union General Sherman's supply lines, before pushing north in an attempt to retake Tennessee's capital---Nashville.

This fully illustrated book examines the three-month campaign that followed, one that confounded the expectations of both sides. Instead of fighting Sherman's Union Army of the Tennessee, the Confederates found themselves fighting an older and more traditional enemy: the Army of the Cumberland. This was led by George R. Thomas, an unflappable general temperamentally different than either the mercurial Hood or Sherman. The resulting campaign was both critical and ignored, despite the fact that for eleven weeks the fate of the Civil War was held in the balance.

Table of Contents

The strategic situation

Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing forces
Opposing plans
The campaign
The aftermath
The battlefield today

Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Oct 24 2017
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472819826
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 30 b/w; 30 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 314
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Mark Lardas

Mark Lardas has always been fascinated by things r…

Illustrator

Adam Hook

Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his wo…

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