Slaughter at the Chapel: The Battle of Ezra Church 1864 (Gary Ecelbarger - CWC) Section- Confederate Officers A classic tale of courage

A classic tale of courage

Adelbert Ames--the stern taskmaster who had transformed the 20th Maine into a fighting regiment--commanded a brigade and then a division at Gettysburg

Also recounting their experiences are the women who nursed these soldiers and black troops who were getting their first taste of battle

In May 1861

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Slaughter at the Chapel: The Battle of Ezra Church 1864 (Gary Ecelbarger - CWC) Section- Confederate Officers A classic tale of courageby 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