""Readers will entirely enjoy On to Atlanta. It is genuine, uniquely personal, and close-up. They will like John Hill Ferguson. He was a good and decent man, with a keen eye for observation.""—Larry G. Ligget, Historians of the Civil War Theater|""Ferguson's account helps answer what the great scholars have been trying to understand for more than a century. What was the life of a soldier like in the Union and Confederate armies? Ferguson's own writings help explain exactly what life was like in Sherman's army. . . . Ferguson's diaries will prove very important to scholars of the war, adding a much-needed human touch to the perception of Sherman's army.""—Aaron Crawford, Civil War History|""Ferguson's diary provides a detailed account of Sherman’s campaign against Atlanta and is important to historians who study that aspect of the Civil War…. This work will interest people studying Georgia in the Civil War, especially the soldiers who served in the state, the destruction of public and private property, and the civilians who lived through the experience.""—Georgia Historical Quarterly|“On to Atlanta is a well-edited contribution to Civil War scholarship. . . . Ferguson's diaries are particularly unique. He not only recorded his regiment's movements, camp life, and battles, he also documented the struggles they faced together as well—from inadequate rations to smallpox.”—Wyatt C. Hornsby, North Carolina Historical Review
