{"product_id":"what-the-yankees-did-to-us","title":"What the Yankees Did to Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe name of Union general William T. Sherman is still reviled in Atlanta  150 years after his soldiers devastated this important Georgia city. Thirty-seven days of artillery bombardment  July-August 1864  wrecked countless downtown buildings and killed perhaps a score of civilians. Longtime Atlantan Stephen Davis describes Shermans shelling in detail unmatched in the Civil War literature. After capturing Atlanta  Federal troops occupied the city for two and a half months during September-November  further tearing down more buildings to make their huts and fortifications. Before leading his army across Georgia to the sea  Sherman ordered the leveling of much of downtown. His soldiers took up torches on their own and set fires throughout town. The Burning of Atlanta is thus only part of the citys wartime travail. Davis tells the story with a thoroughness and understanding that makes What the Yankees Did to Us the definitive work on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966509412405,"sku":"ByrdShop_0881466409","price":32.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780881466409.jpg?v=1770565816","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/what-the-yankees-did-to-us","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}