What the Yankees Did to Us: Sherman's Bombardment and Wrecking of Atlanta

by Stephen Davis

Like Chicago from Mrs. O'Leary's cow, or San Francisco from the earthquake of 1906, Atlanta has earned distinction as one of the most burned cities in American history. During the Civil War, Atlanta was wrecked, but not by burning alone. Longtime Atlantan Stephen Davis details the "burning" of Atlanta, and studies those accounts that attempt to estimate the extent of destruction in the city.

Genres: History, Civil War Western Theater, American Civil War, Civil War

527 pages, Hardcover

First published October 30, 2012

About the author

Stephen Davis is the author of more than a hundred articles in such scholarly and popular publications as Civil War Times Illustrated and the Georgia Historical Quarterly, and writes a regular column, “Critic’s Corner,” on Civil War bibliography, for Civil War News.

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Reviews

[EJ Daniels · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extremely well-researched and informative examination of the context and realities of the Federal invasion and destruction of Atlanta during the War Between the States

[Jimmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Extremely detailed look at the urban damage caused by Union forces in the battles around Atlanta. While very well written, personally I'm more interested in military operations, hence the three star rating.