The Big Book of Civil War Sites
From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, a Visitor's Guide to the History, Personalities, and Places of America's Battlefields
The Lyons Press
Published on 1. July 2023
432 pages
978-1-4930-7509-6 (ISBN)
Description
The definitive travel reference for America's most famous-and infamous-Civil War battle sites!
With The Big Book of Civil War Sites, history-focused travelers finally have ready access to in-depth and thorough listings of all sites associated with the major battles of a devastating war that transformed the nation. Whether for exploring the Southern states or the Eastern theater, this book provides a full range of historical background information, travel and lodging options, museums, tours, and special events.
Top attractions in the North include the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Gettysburg National Military Park; and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. In the Southern states-from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the Mississippi Delta-readers will discover the fascinating and varied world of Civil War history and read detailed accounts of battles in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana.
The Big Book of Civil War Sites includes:
* Thorough listings of all major sites, including historical background information
* Full-color photographs throughout
* Special features on military and civic leaders
* A glossary of Civil War terminology
* Directions to hard-to-find locations
* Helpful listings of restaurants, lodgings, shopping, tours, and special events
With The Big Book of Civil War Sites, history-focused travelers finally have ready access to in-depth and thorough listings of all sites associated with the major battles of a devastating war that transformed the nation. Whether for exploring the Southern states or the Eastern theater, this book provides a full range of historical background information, travel and lodging options, museums, tours, and special events.
Top attractions in the North include the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Gettysburg National Military Park; and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. In the Southern states-from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the Mississippi Delta-readers will discover the fascinating and varied world of Civil War history and read detailed accounts of battles in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana.
The Big Book of Civil War Sites includes:
* Thorough listings of all major sites, including historical background information
* Full-color photographs throughout
* Special features on military and civic leaders
* A glossary of Civil War terminology
* Directions to hard-to-find locations
* Helpful listings of restaurants, lodgings, shopping, tours, and special events
Reviews / Votes
"Now in a newly updated and expanded paperback edition, "The Big Book of Civil War Sites: From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, a Visitor's Guide to the History, Personalities, and Places of America's Battlefields" must be considered an essential and core addition to personal, professional, community, college, and university library American Civil War collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. Comprehensive, illustrated, and thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "The Big Book of Civil War Sites: From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, a Visitor's Guide to the History, Personalities, and Places of America's Battlefields" is also available in a digital book format." * Midwest Book Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Globe Pequot Press
Illustrations
50 Color Illustrations, 150 Color Photos
File size
33,00 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-7509-6 (9781493075096)
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The Big Book of Civil War Sites
From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, a Visitor's Guide to the History, Personalities, and Places of America's Battlefields
Book
07/2023
The Lyons Press
€33.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
James C. Bradford, an associate professor of history at Texas A&M University, is the editor of numerous books, including A Companion to American Military History and Atlas of American Military History.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- How to Use This Book
- Introduction
- WAR IN THE NORTH
- Sharpsburg/Monocacy: Jump Off to the North
- Harpers Ferry/Winchester: Into the Valley
- New Market/Staunton: The Central Valley
- Harrisburg/Gettysburg: High Tide
- First and Second Manassas: Blooded Plains
- Baltimore: Powder Keg
- Washington, D.C.: The Capital
- Northeastern Virginia: Borderland
- Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania: Before Richmond
- The Peninsula: On to Richmond!
- Richmond: Confederate Capital
- Petersburg: Siege Warfare
- Appomattox: The End
- WAR IN THE SOUTH
- North Carolina: Outer Banks to the Last Great Battle
- South Carolina: First to Fight
- Nashville and Franklin: Destruction of the Confederate Armies in Tennessee
- Chattanooga: The Battle above the Clouds
- Shiloh: The Bloodiest Days of 1862
- Other Tennessee Battlefields
- Chickamauga: The Rock and the Angel of Death
- Dalton to Jonesboro: The Atlanta Campaign
- Atlanta to Savannah: The March to the Sea
- Andersonville: The Worst Place on Earth
- Mobile Bay: Damn the Torpedoes
- Other Alabama and Mississippi Battlefields
- Vicksburg: Sealing the Confederacy's Fate
- New Orleans and Port Hudson: The River War
- Florida: More Troops than Voters
- Glossary
- Index
