Among the Best Men the South Could Boast’ The Fall of Fort McAllister

Among the Best Men the South Could Boast’ The Fall of Fort McAllister by Gary Livingston, Caisson Press 1997 First Edition, Hardback with Dust Jacket. Signed by Author From the Front Cover ” As Sherman’s army marched across Georgia, there was little in the way of manpower to stand in his way. Only the valor of small groups of Georgia troops would continue the fight. Sherman’s powerful army of veterans clashed with the Georgia Militia at Griswoldville, Georgia. Here the Georgia troops attacked an entrenched Union position some seven times before withdrawing. Livingston’s first book, Fields of Gray, Battle of Griswoldville, focused on this little known battle. His study of this battle and Sherman’s March to the Sea has produced an in-depth study on another little known battle, the attack on Fort McAllister. Fort McAllister was where a brave, hard fighting, small Confederate garrison held the key to the city of Savannah. The Southern force consisted of under 200 men and was commanded by Major George Wayne Anderson. General Hardee, commanding the Confederate forces at Savannah would stand by while Sherman attacked the fort with an entire division, commanded by General Hazen. “