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The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta
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On July 20, 1864, the Civil War struggle for Atlanta reached a pivotal moment. As William T. Sherman's Union forces came ever nearer the city, the defending Confederate Army of Tennessee replaced its commanding general, removing Joseph E. Johnston and elevating John Bell Hood. This decision stunned and demoralized Confederate troops just when Hood was compelled to take the offensive against the approaching Federals. Attacking northward from Atlanta's defenses, Hood's men struck George H. Thomas's Army of the Cumberland just after it crossed Peach Tree Creek on July 20. Initially taken by surprise, the Federals fought back with spirit and nullified all the advantages the Confederates first enjoyed. As a result, the Federals achieved a remarkable defensive victory.
Offering new and definitive interpretations of the battle's place within the Atlanta campaign, Earl J. Hess describes how several Confederate regiments and brigades made a pretense of advancing but then stopped partway to the objective and took cover for the rest of the afternoon on July 20. Hess shows that morale played an unusually important role in determining the outcome at Peach Tree Creek—a soured mood among the Confederates and overwhelming confidence among the Federals spelled disaster for one side and victory for the other.
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        Hess (Braxton Bragg) analyzes and evaluates the Battle of Peach Tree Creek's central role in the broader context of the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. The Federal forces were led by George H. Thomas's Army of the Cumberland, and the Rebel Army of Tennessee was initially commanded by Joseph E. Johnston and his unpopular successor John Bell Hood. The author insists that the Confederacy's ensuing defeat might have been avoided had Confederate President Jefferson Davis not relieved Johnston at such a critical point, when the Federals crossed the Chattahoochee River and began pressuring the city of Atlanta. Hess finds Hood to be inept, arguing that a combination of poor leadership, superior Union countermeasures, among other issues made the difference at Peach Tree Creek. The North continued to dominate until the final Confederate defeat at Jonesboro led to Hood's abandonment of Atlanta in September 1864. Closing chapters deal with the disengagement of Federal and Confederate forces, treatment of the wounded, and glimpses into the postwar lives of veterans. VERDICT An exquisitely detailed case study of one of the Confederacy's worst military disasters. Highly recommended for Civil War and military historians, subject enthusiasts, and all libraries.--John Carver Edwards, formerly with Univ. of Georgia Libs.

        Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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        Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Offering new and definitive interpretations of the battle's place within the Atlanta campaign, Earl J. Hess describes how several Confederate regiments and brigades made a pretense of advancing but then stopped...
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