Kennesaw Mountain

While fighting his way toward Atlanta, William T. Sherman encountered his biggest roadblock at Kennesaw Mountain, where Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee held a heavily fortified position. The opposing armies confronted each other from June 19 to July 3, 1864, and Sherman initially tried to outflank the Confederates. His men endured heavy rains, artillery duels, sniping, and a fierce battle at Kolb's Farm before Sherman decided to directly attack Johnston's position on June 27. "Kennesaw Mountain" tells the story of an important phase of the Atlanta campaign.

Earl J. Hess is Stewart W. McClelland Chair in history at Lincoln Memorial University, USA and has written many books, including The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.