Civil War Atlanta

by Robert Scott Davis, Doug Bostick

Overview

Prior to the Civil War, Atlanta was at the intersection of four rail lines, rendering the Georgia crossroads the fastest-growing city in the Deep South. As the Confederate States formed, Atlanta was a city deeply divided about secession. By the spring of 1863, war had arrived at the doorstep of Atlanta. Join historian Bob Davis as he tells the story of the devastation that befell Atlanta, the Union occupation and how the Gate City was reborn from the ashes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596297630
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	02/25/2011
Series:	Civil War Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Robert S. Davis is director of the Family & Regional History Program and senior professor of history at Wallace State College, Hanceville, Alabama. His many publications include Requiem for a Lost City: Sallie Clayton's Memoirs of Civil War Atlanta and Ghosts & Shadows of Andersonville. His current projects include a biography of Colonel George Washington Lee, the controversial Confederate provost marshal of Civil War Atlanta.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

I The Gate City 11

II First Flag of the Confederacy 27

III The City that Went to War against Itself 43

IV The Siege 57

V Occupation and Destruction 77

VI Reborn from Ashes 87

VII What Remains 99

Appendix. Who Destroyed Civil War Atlanta? 111

Bibliography 115

Index l21

About the Author 127