John Bell Hood and the struggle for Atlanta
By: David Coffey.
Series: Civil War campaigns and commanders series
Publisher: McWhiney Foundation Press, McMurry University
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Abilene, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879 -- Military leadership.; Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography.; Atlanta Campaign, 1864.; Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
Description: The struggle for Atlanta ground on for more than four months. It was one of the most decisive campaigns of the Civil War. When Confederate President Jefferson Davis replaced the cautious General Joseph Johnston with John Bell Hood, the stage was set for a bloody showdown. Hood was a fighter. General William T. Sherman, however, was a determined adversary, and his armies far outnumbered the Confederates.

After four furious battles and several bitter clashes, Atlanta fell, and Sherman stood poised for his March to the Sea. "Atlanta is ours," Sherman announced, but Hood, who fought to the bitter end, had at least made him earn it. The story of Hood's meteoric rise and catastrophic fall is fairly and engagingly told within the dramatic context of the fateful struggle for Atlanta.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-165) and index.