James B. McPherson Suggested Reading

James B. McPherson

Suggested Additional Reading and Online Resources:

Bailey, Ronald H. Battles for Atlanta: Sherman moves East (The Civil War series). Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1985.

Battles and leaders of the Civil War: being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers. Based upon "The Century War series." Secaucus, NJ: Castle, [1982?]

Horn, Stanley Fitzgerald. The campaign for Atlanta. Harrisburg, PA:
Historical Times, Inc.; Eastern Acorn Press, 1986.

Strayer, Larry M., ed. Echoes of battle: The Atlanta Campaign: an illustrated collection of Union and Confederate narratives. Huntington, WV: Blue Acorn Press, 1991.

Whaley, Elizabeth J. Forgotten hero: General James B. Mcpherson: the biography of a Civil War general. Consolidated Book Producers, Inc., 1955.

Local History vertical files on this topic, and/or manuscript collections, at the sponsoring libraries.

Military and biographical information
http://ngeorgia.com/people/mcpherson.html

Military and biographical information.
http://www.swcivilwar.com/McPherson.html

Report from General McPherson on the capture of Fort Donelson.
http://www.swcivilwar.com/McPhersonReportFortDonelson.html

Battle of Atlanta.
http://ngeorgia.com/history/battleofatlanta.html

Battle summary of the Atlanta Campaign.
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ga017.htm

Lithograph of the Battle of Atlanta and the death of Gen. McPherson.
http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/batatlan.htm

Description of the battle with photographs.
http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/civil_war/sidebars/battle_of_atlanta.html

Battlefield map, includes position of McPherson's troops.
http://ngeorgia.com/history/battleofatlantamap.html

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