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and the hijinks that helped keep the constant threat of death at bay
Joe is a past President of both the Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable and The Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides
Includes 30 color pictures
was also one of the most colorful and charismatic characters of the Civil War and the antebellum Old South
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Battle of Peach Tree Creek Section-US Presidents and the hijinks that helpedby Earl J. Hess On July 20, 1864, the Civil War struggle for Atlanta reached a pivotal moment. As William T. Sherman's Union forces came ever nearer the city, the defending Confederate Army of Tennessee replaced its commanding general, removing Joseph E. Johnston and elevating John Bell Hood. This decision stunned and demoralized Confederate troops just when Hood was compelled to take the offensive against the approaching Federals. Attacking northward