The Civil War
Fall of Atlanta
2014-09-20T18:00:04-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZmFkXC8yMDE0MDkyMDE4MTUwODAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Steven Davis discusses the Civil War’s 1864 Atlanta Campaign and the roles of the four commanders who had the greatest impact on the Atlanta campaign: Confederates John Bell Hood and Joseph E. Johnston, and Union leaders William Tecumseh Sherman and George Thomas. Atlanta fell to Union forces on September 2, 1864, bringing General Sherman’s four-month-long campaign to a close.
Steven Davis discusses the Civil War’s 1864 Atlanta Campaign and the roles of the four commanders who had the greatest impact on the Atlanta…
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Steven Davis discusses the Civil War’s 1864 Atlanta Campaign and the roles of the four commanders who had the greatest impact on the Atlanta campaign: Confederates John Bell Hood and Joseph E. Johnston, and Union leaders William Tecumseh Sherman and George Thomas. Atlanta fell to Union forces on September 2, 1864, bringing General Sherman’s four-month-long campaign to a close. close
Steven Davis discusses the Civil War’s 1864 Atlanta Campaign and the roles of the four commanders who had the greatest impact on the Atlanta… read more
Steven Davis discusses the Civil War’s 1864 Atlanta Campaign and the roles of the four commanders who had the greatest impact on the Atlanta campaign: Confederates John Bell Hood and Joseph E. Johnston, and Union leaders William Tecumseh Sherman and George Thomas. Atlanta fell to Union forces on September 2, 1864, bringing General Sherman’s four-month-long campaign to a close. close
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