What the Yankees Did to Us (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780881466409)

The name of Union general William T. Sherman is still reviled in Atlanta, 150 years after his soldiers devastated this important Georgia city. Thirty-seven days of artillery bombardment, July-August 1864, wrecked countless downtown buildings and killed perhaps a score of civilians. Longtime Atlantan Stephen Davis describes Shermans shelling in detail unmatched in the Civil War literature. After capturing Atlanta, Federal troops occupied the city for two and a half months during September-November, further tearing down more buildings to make their huts and fortifications. Before leading his army across Georgia to the sea, Sherman ordered the leveling of much of downtown. His soldiers took up torches on their own and set fires throughout town. The Burning of Atlanta is thus only part of the citys wartime travail. Davis tells the story with a thoroughness and understanding that makes What the Yankees Did to Us the definitive work on the subject.

Author: Stephen Davis
ISBN-10: 0881466409
ISBN-13: 9780881466409
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2017
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d