Rising in flames
Subtitle: Sherman's March and the fight for a new nation
By: J.D. Dickey
Edition: First Pegasus books edition.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9781681777573
Subjects: Campaigns; Social aspects; Sherman's March to the Sea; Sherman's March through the Carolinas; History
Other titles: Sherman's March and the fight for a new nation
Description: Dickey shares new perspectives into Sherman's epic March to the Sea. He profiles the heated divides of the antebellum years, and how Sherman's legendary march through Georgia and the Carolinas forced the nation to reckon with a century of injustice. This social history also reveals the roles of women and African Americans who took active roles in the military campaign as soldiers, builders, and activists.--Adapted from jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-398) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : two armies in Washington; title: Home front. The western edge ; Tip of the sword; title: Invasion. Echoes of Chickamauga ; Three views of Chattanooga ; Heroes in the field ; Damn your officers ; The wheel ; The anvil ; Shadowy territory ; Comrades in dirt ; All around them light as day ; Yell like the devil; title: Reckoning. Sentinels ; Fire and sword ; To Raleigh; title: Legacy. The Grand Review ; The fires to come.