The Atlanta Campaign: Volume 1: Dalton to Cassville, May 1-19, 1864 ( David A. Powell-CWC) confederacy Makes some startling revelations using

Makes some startling revelations using photographic evidence

demonstrate the indispensable role of African Americans in shaping the American ideal of equality before the law

Coddington also focuses on the momentous naval events that ushered in an era of ironclad ships and other technical innovations

Several men hatched the idea of a new cemetery to bury and honor the Union soldiers just south of town

The Atlanta Campaign: Volume 1: Dalton to Cassville, May 1-19, 1864 ( David A. Powell-CWC) confederacy Makes some startling revelations usingby David A. Powell For scope, drama, and importance, the Atlanta Campaign was second only to Ulysses S. Grants Overland Campaign in Virginia. Despite its criticality and massive array of primary source material, it has lingered in the shadows of other campaigns and has yet to receive the treatment it deserves. Powells The Atlanta Campaign, Volume 1: Dalton to Cassville, May 119, 1864, the first in a proposed five volume treatment, ends that oversight.