[PDF] Hidden History Of Civil War Savannah eBook

Author : Michael L. Jordan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 11,93 MB
Release : 2017-05-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1625851804

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Savannah, Georgia was home to one of the most notable Civil War moments, naval battles, and has a deep Civil War past. Noted local filmmaker and author tells the stories of Savannah's deep engagement in the conflict. Union general William T. Sherman cemented Savannah's most notable Civil War connection when he ended his "March to the Sea" there in December 1864. However, more fascinating stories from the era lurk behind the city's ancient, moss-draped live oaks. A full-scale naval battle raged between ironclad warships just offshore. More than seven thousand prisoners were confined in the area surrounding Forsyth Park. And on March 21, 1861, the present-day Savannah Theatre was the site of one of the most inflammatory and controversial speeches of the entire war. Noted local filmmaker and author Michael Jordan delves deep into this fabled city's Civil War past.

Author : Brenna Michaels
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 48,57 MB
Release : 2019-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1439666091

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Join authors Brenna and T.C. Michaels as they explore Savannah's long, wide and very often hidden history. Savannah has repeatedly stood on the edge of ruin, brought to its knees by bloody battles, mysterious pestilence, fire, unforgiving weather and the drums of war. Men and women whose names echo in history once walked its streets. Countless other faces are seemingly forgotten, names that history held in looser grip - like Mary Musgrove, the colonial translator and entrepreneur, or Dr. Samuel Nunes, shipwrecked by chance on Savannah's coastal shores just in time to curb a deadly epidemic and save Savannah's first settlers. And then there's John Geary, the larger-than-life Union general who beat Sherman's march south to the sea.

Author : Jacqueline Jones
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 47,30 MB
Release : 2009-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1400078164

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In this masterful portrait of life in Savannah before, during, and after the Civil War, prize-winning historian Jacqueline Jones transports readers to the balmy, raucous streets of that fabled Southern port city. Here is a subtle and rich social history that weaves together stories of the everyday lives of blacks and whites, rich and poor, men and women from all walks of life confronting the transformations that would alter their city forever. Deeply researched and vividly written, Saving Savannah is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the Civil War years.

Author : Barry Sheehy
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 24,52 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1934572705

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An epic iv volume history : a city & people that forged a living link between America, past & present.

Author : Jason K. Friedman
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,66 MB
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1643364707

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Purchasing a historic Savannah home unlocks the sweeping story of a Southern Jewish family As Jason K. Friedman renovated his at in a grand townhouse in his hometown of Savannah, Georgia, he discovered a portal to the past.The Cohens, part of a Sephardic community in London, arrived in South Carolina in the mid-1700s; became founding members of Charleston's Jewish congregation; and went on to build home, community, and success in Savannah. In Liberty Street: A Savannah Family, Its Golden Boy, and the Civil War Friedman takes the reader on a personal journey to understand the history of the Cohens. At the center of the story is a sensitive young man pulled between love and duty, a close-knit family straining under moral and political con icts, and a city coming into its own. Friedman draws on letters, diaries, and his experiences traveling from Georgia to Virginia, uncovering hidden histories and exploring the ways place and collective memory haunt the present. At a moment when the hard light of truth shines on gauzy Lost-Cause myths, Liberty Street is a timely work of historical sleuthing.

Author : Jim Miles
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 16,56 MB
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1625846495

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The historic battlefields of central Georgia and Savannah ensure that the state’s Civil War ghosts shall rise again . . . and again . . . and again . . . The Heartland of Georgia, a vast region stretching from Columbus to Savannah and from the edge of Atlanta to Florida, is home to historic sites of Sherman’s March to the Sea and Andersonville Civil War Prison. Because of this history, the area is one of the most haunted in the United States. All manner of paranormal phenomena haunt the battlefields, houses, prison sites, and forts throughout this region. Spirits even stalk the streets of Savannah, one of the most haunted cities in the world. Join author and historian Jim Miles as he details the past and present of the ghosts that haunt central Georgia and Savannah. Includes photos! “He’s a connoisseur of Georgia’s paranormal related activity, having both visited nearly every site discussed in his series of Civil War Ghost titles . . . Miles has covered a lot of ground so far from the bustling cities to the small towns seemingly in the middle of nowhere. This daunting task takes an inside look to the culture and stories that those born in Georgia grow up hearing about and connect with.” —The Red & Black

Author : Walter J. Fraser
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 35,62 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820327761

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An engaging narrative tells the story of Savannah, Georgia, from the hopeful arrival of its first permanent English settlers in 1733 to the uncertainties faced by its Civil War survivors in 1865. Reprint.

Author : James David Griffin
Publisher :
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Savannah (Ga.)
ISBN :

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Offers a history of the city of Savannah, Georgia, during the Civil War and into the Reconstruction period. While military aspects are addressed, the physical appearance of the city, and the business, political, religious, and social aspects of life in Savannah during this period are detailed as well.

Author : Carla Ramsey Weeks
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 35,36 MB
Release : 2012-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781469943749

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The Sorrels of Savannah is a story of tragedy and triumph. The family lived during tumultuous times in America's history. Francis, the patriarch, built for himself and his family a lavish, privileged lifestyle in Savannah made possible, in part, by the institution of slavery. Their family was among the last generation of antebellum slave holding southerners whose way of life was challenged and forever changed by the Civil War and Reconstruction that followed. The Sorrels of Savannah is an interesting and readable account of a remarkable family--their individual personalities and traits, both honorable and dishonorable.