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Atlanta Civil War Campaign Game is a two-player or two-team wargame that simulates the series of battles in 1864 known as the Battle of Atlanta. The boxed set includes 18.75" x 25" two-color hex grid map; 240 counters; two sets of 6 battle cards (one for defense, the other for attack) rulebook [1]
Objective: Atlanta is a two-player board wargame in which one player controls Union forces, and the other player controls Confederate forces. The game uses 400 counters to represent various units and pieces of equipment, [2] and emphasizes logistics over tactics — as critic Jon Freeman noted, "This game places a heavy emphasis on the logistical end of the campaigning — supply lines, ammo ...
The Battle of Atlanta took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia.Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply hub of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William Tecumseh Sherman overwhelmed and defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John Bell Hood.
The Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum was a Civil War museum located in Atlanta, Georgia. Its most noted attraction was the Atlanta Cyclorama, a cylindrical panoramic painting of the Battle of Atlanta. As of December 2021, the Cyclorama is located at the Atlanta History Center, while the building is now Zoo Atlanta's Savanna Hall. [3] [4]
One half mile to the west, at the intersection of Monument and McPherson Avenues, is a memorial erected by the U.S. Army for Major General John B. McPherson on the spot at which he was killed by Confederate forces on the same day (July 22, 1864, during the Battle of Atlanta). [4] Westview Cemetery Memorial. Marks the site of the Battle of Ezra ...
Anna Filosofova (1837–1912) was a Russian feminist of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Born into a noble family, she married Vladimir Filosofov at a young age and had six children.
The area now covered by Atlanta was the scene of several battles, including the Battle of Peachtree Creek, the Battle of Atlanta, and the Battle of Ezra Church. General Sherman cut the last supply line to Atlanta at the Battle of Jonesboro fought on August 31 – September 1.
Bonds, Russell S. War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta. Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-1-59416-100-1. Castel, Albert. Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1992. ISBN 978-0-7006-0748-8. Eicher, David J. The Longest Night: A Military History of the ...