Nashville 1864: From the Tennessee to the Cumberland (Campaign Book 314)

Intro; Title Page; Table of Contents; Origins Of The Campaign; Chronology; Opposing commanders; Opposing forces; Opposing plans; The campaign; Aftermath; The battlefield today; eCopyright. In September 1864, The Confederate Army Abandoned Atlanta And Were On The Verge Of Being Driven Out Of The Critical State Of Tennessee. In An Attempt To Regain The Initiative, John Bell Hood Launched An Attack On Union General Sherman's Supply Lines, Before Pushing North In An Effort To Retake Tennessee's Capital, Nashville. The Three-month Campaign Confounded The Expectations Of Both Sides. Instead Of Fighting Sherman's Union Army Of The Tennessee, The Confederates Found Themselves Fighting An Older And More Traditional Enemy: The Army Of The Cumberland, Led By George R. Thomas, A Phlegmatic General Temperramentally Indifferent To Both The Mercurial Hood And Sherman. The Critical Nashville Campaign, Often Ignored By Modern Treatments, Is Brought To The Fore Once Again In This [book], ... Revealing How For 11 Weeks The Fate Of The American Civil War Was Held In The Balance.--back Cover. Origins Of The Campaign -- Chronology -- Opposing Commanders (confedeate ; Union) -- Opposing Forces (the Army Of Tennessee ; The Military Division Of The Mississippi ; Orders Of Battle) -- Opposing Plans. The Camapign (after The Fall Of Atlanta (september 29 -- October 21) ; Forrest's West Tennessee Raid (october 16 -- November 16) ; To Cross The Tennessee River (october 21- November 20) ; North To Columbia (november 21-28) ; Spring Hill And Franklin (november 29-30) ; The March To Nashville (december 1-14) ; The Battle Of Nashville (december 15-16) ; Union Pursuit (december 17-31) Aftermath -- The Battlefield Today. Mark Lardas, Illustrated By Adam Hook. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In September 1864, the Confederate army abandoned Atlanta and were on the verge of being driven out of the critical state of Tennessee. In an attempt to regain the initiative, John Bell Hood launched an attack on Union General Sherman's supply lines, before pushing north in an attempt to retake Tennessee's capital Nashville. This fully illustrated book examines the three-month campaign that followed, one that confounded the expectations of both sides. Instead of fighting Sherman's Union Army of the Tennessee, the Confederates found themselves fighting an older and more traditional enemy: the Army of the Cumberland. This was led by George R. Thomas, an unflappable general temperamentally different than either the mercurial Hood or Sherman. The resulting campaign was both critical and ignored, despite the fact that for eleven weeks the fate of the Civil War was held in the balance.