Slaughter at the Chapel: The Battle of Ezra Church 1864 (Gary Ecelbarger - CWC) wooden Freedom National: The Destruction of

Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States

retired journalist Ben McNitt tells the story of how slavery shaped American politics—and indeed the American story—from the Founding until the Civil War

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Despite the large number of books and articles on the subject

Slaughter at the Chapel: The Battle of Ezra Church 1864 (Gary Ecelbarger - CWC) wooden Freedom National: The Destruction ofby Gary Ecelbarger The Battle of Ezra Church was one of the deadliest engagements in the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War and continues to be one of the least understood. Both official and unofficial reports failed to illuminate the true bloodshed of the conflict: one of every three engaged Confederates was killed or wounded, including four generals. Nor do those reports acknowledge the flawslet alone the ultimate failureof Confederate commander John