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Confederate version of the operations before Petersburg...
Confederate version of the operations before Petersburg...
Item # 705309
June 28, 1864
CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, South Carolina, June 28, 1864
* General Joseph E. Johnston
* re. Battle of Kenesaw Mountain
* Atlanta, Georgia campaign
A nice issue from the hotbed of the Confederacy. Much front page war reporting including: "From Gen. Johnston's Army" "Desperate Attack on Our Left" "Enemy Drives Back With Heavy Loss" "Capture of Prisoners" "Yankee General Kimball Killed" "The Operations Before Petersburg" "Yankee Newspaper Correspondents" "Latest Yankee News" "Lt. General Longstreet" and more.
The back page is mostly taken up with ads and legal notices.
Single sheet, folio size, minor margin wear, nice condition.
background: In June 1864, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was commanding the Army of Tennessee during the critical stages of the Atlanta Campaign, facing off against Union General William T. Sherman’s much larger force. Johnston employed a cautious, defensive strategy, repeatedly retreating to fortified positions to avoid being flanked or decisively defeated, all while trying to delay Sherman’s advance toward the vital city of Atlanta. Throughout the month, he executed a series of withdrawals from defensive lines at places like Pine Mountain, Lost Mountain, and finally Kennesaw Mountain, where on June 27 he repelled a major Union assault in one of his few tactical victories of the campaign. Despite this success, his consistent retreats frustrated Confederate President Jefferson Davis and other officials, who believed Johnston lacked the aggressiveness needed to protect Georgia. This tension would soon lead to his removal from command in July, but in June, Johnston remained focused on trading space for time, hoping to preserve his army while slowing Sherman’s momentum.
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