The Damnedest Set of Fellows: A History of Georgia's Cherokee Artillery

THE DAMNEDEST SET OF FELLOWS tells the story of one of the finest artillery batteries in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Fighting in almost every major battle in the war's Western Theater, their first baptism of fire occurred at Tazewell, in East Tennessee. Later, they battled at Champion Hill in the Vicksburg Campaign, at Missionary Ridge and Tunnel Hill near Chattanooga, and throughout the Atlanta Campaign. Later, they fought upon the snowy fields of Nashville, and finally at Salisbury, North Carolina, where they manned their guns despite having no infantry support. Known for their passionate individualism, disdain for army regulations, and their fighting spirit, the crucible of war molded the men of the Cherokee Artillery into a true brotherhood. Their annual post-war reunions further strengthened that bond. THE DAMNEDEST SET OF FELLOWS tells the tragic, heroic, story of that true band of brothers.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 02/03/2020
ISBN: 9780881467390
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.40d