Description: The Battle of Pickett's Mill, Georgia, Civil War Series, Paperback The Battle of Pickett's Mill documents the history this ""Dead-Line"" battle through firsthand accounts and sources from the Civil War era.On May 27, 1864, Union forces under the command of William Tecumseh Sherman attacked Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston and his men at Pickett's Mill in Paulding County, Georgia. Following his defeat at New Hope Church, Sherman ordered Major General Oliver Howard to attack Johnston's flank, which Sherman believed to be exposed. But the Confederate soldiers were ready, and Sherman's supporting troops never arrived. What ensued was a battle that cost 2,100 lives and a defeat that Sherman left completely out of his memoirs. Author Brad Butkovich brings to life through personal letters, newspaper accounts and unit histories the battle that Union soldier and author Ambrose Bierce called ""the Dead-Line.""
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781626190429
Book Title: Battle of Pickett's Mill : Along the Dead Line
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Not Available
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / Pictorial
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: History
Item Weight: 0.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
