Article Title

The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood's First Sortie, 20 July 1864

Authors

Matthew Stith

ISBN

978-0-88146-396-5

Price

$35.00

Publisher

Mercer University Press

Abstract

Hood Starts a Downward Spiral

Civil War scholars have long recognized William T. Sherman’s 1864 Atlanta Campaign as a critically important turning point in the conflict. Sherman’s success in Georgia helped ensure Abraham Lincoln’s reelection and, ultimately, Union victory. Yet Sherman’s c....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.16.2.08

Recommended Citation

Stith, Matthew (2014) "The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood's First Sortie, 20 July 1864," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 16 : Iss. 2 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.16.2.08
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol16/iss2/7