Movements and Positions in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain - The Memoir of Colonel James T. Holmes, 52d Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Published here for the first time, the Civil War combat memoir of Lieutenant Colonel James Taylor Holmes of the 52nd Ohio Volunteers presents a richly detailed firsthand account of the action on Cheatham's Hill during the June 1864 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Written in 1915, Holmes' insightful narrative, with original hand-drawn diagrams, differs on key points from the accepted scholarship on troop movements and positions at Kennesaw, and contests the legitimacy of a battlefield monument. An extensive introduction and annotations by historian Mark A. Smith provide a brief yet comprehensive overview of the battle and places Holmes' document in historical context.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Prologue viii

Editor's Acknowledgments

Preface by Garth D. Bishop

Introduction by Mark A. Smith

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

Appendix I133

Appendix II

Annotations141

Index

About the author

Garth D. Bishop is the great-grandson of Col. James Taylor Holmes. He lives in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.Mark A. Smith is a professor at Fort Valley State University in Georgia.

Product details

• Authors: James T. Holmes
• Assisted by: Garth D. Bishop (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.10.2018
• EAN: 9781476673127
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7312-7
• No. of pages: 163
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Georgia, Memoirs, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, c 1800 to c 1900, Battles & campaigns, c 1860 to c 1869, Georgia (US State), Civil wars, American Civil War, Battles / military campaigns