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BRUNSWICK – Gen. William Sherman’s “Railroad Defense in the Atlanta Campaign” will be the topic at the Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.
Guest speaker Robert I. Girardi will talk about Sherman’s march south from Chattanooga on May, 4, 1864, with a supply line that ran 473 miles along a single-track railroad route. It was deep into enemy territory, where attacks on his lifeline were inevitable, and Sherman’s strategy to defend the rail lines and thwart efforts of the Confederate Army was the most important factor of his successful. advance.
Girardi has studied all facets of the Civil War and is a frequent speaker to groups of all ages, detailing especially the experience of the common soldier and the role of Illinois in the war. He is a recent retiree, 31 years, from the Chicago Police Department.
