the Battle of Peachtree Creek

"We must carry everything, allowing no obstacle to stop us."
--General Alexander P. Stewart

With Sherman's massive force bearing down on Atlanta, orders arrived from Richmond to elevate John B. Hood to command the Confederate Army of Tennessee. A mere two days after his appointment, Hood launched a furious counter-attack as part of the Federal army crossed Peachtree Creek. Would it be too little, too late to save Atlanta?

John B. Hood (left) and George Thomas (right)

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