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Civil War Trust's Hallowed Ground Magazine, Fall 2010 The Fight at Reed?s Bridge, From "Failure in the Saddle" In his forthcoming work on Confederate...

With a series of well planned flanking maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman tightened the noose around Atlanta, cutting off its lifeblood by...

Stephen Davis As he prepared to force Joseph E. Johnston to retreat back across the Chattahoochee, William T. Sherman drew from his bag of tricks a...

This page describes the Confederate line of defense along the Chattahoochee River on the night of July 4-5, 1864.

Stephen Davis The day after his repulse at Kennesaw Mountain, Union Gen. William T. Sherman committed to flanking Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston...

This page describes the engagement at Cheatham Hill during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. The Confederate victory occurred on June 27, 1864.

Stephen Davis "Gentlemen this will be serious business and some of us must go down," Union Brig. Gen. Giles Smith announced to his officers early in...

This page describes the Battle of Gilgal Church during the Atlanta Campaign.

Stephen Davis On June 5, Gen. Joseph Johnston pitched his new line from Lost Mountain northeastward to Gilgal Church, an important road junction. Then...

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The seventh child of Edward and Sarah Reynolds, Joseph Jones was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, on January 4, 1822. He briefly attended Wabash...

Article relating the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, including the death of Union General James B. McPherson.