Sherman in North Georgia€¦Sherman in North Georgia The Battle of Resaca VOLUME XXXI ISSUE 4
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Sherman in North Georgia The Battle of Resaca VOLUME XXXI ISSUE 4 4 BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE—Vol. XXXI, #4 Editor/Publisher: David E. Roth. General Manager: Jason L. Roth. Associate Editor: Richard A. Sauers. Office Assistants: Jessica L. Roth and Jennifer L. Balmert. Book Review Editor: Richard A. Sauers. Advertising: Jason L. Roth, Mgr. Printing CSR: Susan Mersmann. List Management: Jo Ann Johnson (903) 577-1551. Special Events Photographer: Warren E. Motts. Publisher’s Advisory Board: Ted Alexander, Edwin C. Bearss, Albert Castel, Ronald T. Clemmons, Stephen Davis, Robert K. Krick, Gary Kross, William Marvel, Richard A. Sauers, and Eric J. Wittenberg. Counsel: James G. Ryan, Bailey Cavalieri, Columbus, OH. COPYRIGHT © 2015 Blue & Gray Enterprises, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. All rights reserved. BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE (ISSN 0741- 2207) is published bi-monthly by Blue & Gray Enterprises, Inc. Operations managed by Blue & Gray Management Co. Editorial and Advertising address: 522 Norton Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. Subscription address: P.O. Box 28685, Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. Subscription rate: (USA) $26 95 one year (six issues), $47 95 two years (twelve issues), $62 95 three years (eighteen issues). Foreign: Add $10 per year. Periodical postage paid at Columbus, Ohio 43216, and at additional mailing offices. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send both old and new address to the subscrip- tion address above. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 28685, Columbus, Ohio 43228. BLUE & GRAY will purchase manuscripts. We assume no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts not accompanied by return postage. Letters to the editor become the property of BLUE & GRAY. If published, we reserve the right to edit at our discretion. From time to time, we make our mailing list available to companies that we feel have products or services you may be interested in. Advise us if you do not wish to have your name provided to these companies. Newsstand distribution by Comag Marketing Group, LLC, a Division of Hearst-Conde Nast, Princeton, NJ. Founded in 1983 by David E. Roth & Robin P. Roth (1951-1998) Send name and address with Check, MO, or Credit Card info (Visa/MC/Amex) to: BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE P.O. BOX 28685 • COLUMBUS, OHIO 43228 OFFICE: (614) 870-1861 FAX: (614) 870-7881 E-Mail: [email protected] One-year...$26 95 Two-year...$47 95 Three-year...$62 95 Foreign subscribers add $10.00 per year www.bluegraymagazine.com 1 - 8 0 0 - 2 4 8 - 4 5 9 2 Eastern SUBSCRIPTION INFORMA TION (6 issues/year) TOLL- FREE 1-800-CIVIL WAR PHONE ORDERS (subscriptions/books only) 10-6 M-F MAGAZINE — DEDICATION — This issue of BLUE & GRAY is respectfully dedicated to Have your credit card number ready when calling: Visa / MasterCard / American Express accepted. Response........5 Book Reviews........37 Blue & Gray Back Issues........66 THE General’s TOUR Stephen Davis DRIVING TOUR—The Battle of Resaca................................................................................51 by Dave Roth, with Ken Padgett, President, Friends of Resaca Battlefield The Friends of Resaca Battlefield COVER: Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga. (Dave Roth of B&G) .....6 WILEY SWORD’S WAR LETTERS SERIES—Lt. Nathaniel Howard Talbot, 58th Massachusetts Vol. Inf., Describes In Breathless Detail the Final Major Battle at Petersburg, Va. — The Union Assault on Fort Mahone............................................................29 ATLANTA CAMPAIGN MAPS Federals March South, May 5-7, 1864....10 May 8-9, 1864....11 May 10, 1864....12 May 11-12, 1864....13 BATTLE OF RESACA MAPS Union Approach, May 13, 1864....14 XV Corps Deploys, May 13, 1864....15 BATTLE OF RESACA MAPS Union Lines Extend North, May 13, 1864....16 Battle Begins, Overview, May 14, 1864....56 Sherman Attacks, May 14, 1864....57 Battle Resumes, May 15, 1864....58 Sherman Attacks, May 15, 1864....59 Armies March South, May 16-17, 1864....60 TOUR MAP....54
Transcript of Sherman in North Georgia€¦Sherman in North Georgia The Battle of Resaca VOLUME XXXI ISSUE 4
Sherman in North GeorgiaThe Battle of Resaca
VOLUME XXXI ISSUE 4
4 BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE—Vol. XXXI, #4
Editor/Publisher: David E. Roth. General Manager:Jason L. Roth. Associate Editor: Richard A. Sauers.Office Assistants: Jessica L. Roth and Jennifer L. Balmert.Book Review Editor: Richard A. Sauers. Advertising:Jason L. Roth, Mgr. Printing CSR: Susan Mersmann.List Management: Jo Ann Johnson (903) 577-1551.Special Events Photographer: Warren E. Motts.Publisher’s Advisory Board: Ted Alexander, Edwin C.Bearss, Albert Castel, Ronald T. Clemmons, StephenDavis, Robert K. Krick, Gary Kross, William Marvel,Richard A. Sauers, and Eric J. Wittenberg. Counsel:James G. Ryan, Bailey Cavalieri, Columbus, OH.
COPYRIGHT © 2015 Blue & Gray Enterprises, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. All rights reserved. BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE (ISSN 0741-2207) is published bi-monthly by Blue & Gray Enterprises, Inc. Operations managed by Blue & Gray Management Co. Editorial and Advertisingaddress: 522 Norton Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. Subscription address: P.O. Box 28685, Columbus, Ohio 43228, USA. Subscription rate:(USA) $2695 one year (six issues), $4795 two years (twelve issues), $6295 three years (eighteen issues). Foreign: Add $10 per year. Periodicalpostage paid at Columbus, Ohio 43216, and at additional mailing offices. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send both old and new address to the subscrip-tion address above. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 28685, Columbus, Ohio 43228. BLUE &GRAY will purchase manuscripts. We assume no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts not accompanied by return postage. Letters to theeditor become the property of BLUE & GRAY. If published, we reserve the right to edit at our discretion. From time to time, we make our mailinglist available to companies that we feel have products or services you may be interested in. Advise us if you do not wish to have your nameprovided to these companies. Newsstand distribution by Comag Marketing Group, LLC, a Division of Hearst-Conde Nast, Princeton, NJ.
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Response........5 Book Reviews........37 Blue & Gray Back Issues........66
THE General’s TOUR
Stephen Davis
DRIVING TOUR—The Battle of Resaca................................................................................51by Dave Roth, with Ken Padgett, President, Friends of Resaca Battlefield
The Friends ofResaca Battlefield
COVER: Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.(Dave Roth of B&G)
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WILEY SWORD’S WAR LETTERS SERIES—Lt. Nathaniel Howard Talbot, 58thMassachusetts Vol. Inf., Describes In Breathless Detail the Final Major Battle atPetersburg, Va. — The Union Assault on Fort Mahone............................................................29
ATLANTA CAMPAIGN MAPS
Federals March South, May 5-7, 1864....10May 8-9, 1864....11May 10, 1864....12May 11-12, 1864....13
BATTLE OF RESACA MAPS
Union Approach, May 13, 1864....14XV Corps Deploys, May 13, 1864....15
BATTLE OF RESACA MAPS
Union Lines Extend North, May 13, 1864....16Battle Begins, Overview, May 14, 1864....56Sherman Attacks, May 14, 1864....57Battle Resumes, May 15, 1864....58Sherman Attacks, May 15, 1864....59Armies March South, May 16-17, 1864....60
TOUR MAP....54
