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Author : Frances H. Kennedy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 38,98 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780395740125
Essays, maps, and illustrations provide information on every major battle and campaign of the Civil War battlefields.
Author : John S. Salmon
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 50,77 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811728683
142 two-color maps vividly depict battlefield action Detailed local driving directions guide visitors to each battlefield site Of the 384 Civil War battlefields cited as critical to preserve by the congressionally appointed Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, 123-fully one-third-are located in Virginia. The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide is the comprehensive guidebook to the most significant battles of the Civil War. Reviewed by Edwin C. Bearss and other noted Civil War authorities and sanctioned by the National Park Service and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, no other guidebook on the market today rivals it for historical detail, accuracy, and credibility.
Author : Frances H. Kennedy
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 34,78 MB
Release : 1998-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0547524692
This new edition of the definitive guide to Civil War battlefields is really a completely new book. While the first edition covered 60 major battlefields, from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, the second covers all of the 384 designated as the "principal battlefields" in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report. As in the first edition, the essays are authoritative and concise, written by such leading historians as James M. McPherson, Stephen W. Sears, Edwin C. Bearss, James I. Robinson, Jr., and Gary W. Gallager. The second edition also features 83 new four-color maps covering the most important battles. The Civil War Battlefield Guide is an essential reference for anyone interested in the Civil War.
Author : David J. Eicher
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 37,24 MB
Release : 2005-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1461661781
Here, for the first time, is a book that goes beyond providing just a brief battle history for each of the Civil War parks. Civil War Battlefields presents a detailed, clear narrative describing exactly what visitors can see and do in twelve important battlefield areas covering 22 campaigns and approxiamately 40 separate battles.
Author : Mark Grimsley
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 32,82 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803270770
Created by scholars who have walked the battlegrounds, consulted with local experts and park guides, and studied the testimony left behind by the participants, this guide is the ultimate guide to Gettysburg. 57 maps, figures & photos.
Author : Civil War Trust
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 30,53 MB
Release : 2011-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0762769025
The year 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and so the time is right for this indispensable collection of 150 key places to see and things to do to remember and to honor the sacrifices made during America’s epic struggle. Covering dozens of states and the District of Columbia, this easy-to-use guide provides a concise text description and one or more images for each entry, as well as directions to all sites.
Author : Randy Bishop
Publisher : Rooftop Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,39 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Battlefields
ISBN : 9781600080425
Tennessee has over 2,900 recorded sites from the Civil War; 1,000 of these were locations of military actions of varying sizes. Today many of these sites are threatened by or lost to commercial or residential development. In this book, achronological overview of more than twenty of the major battles in the state is conducted using firsthand documents and established sources. Maps and over 100 photographs enhance the text to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the significance of these battles and the current preservation efforts for Tennessee's battlefields from the War Between the States.
Author : Conservation Fund (Arlington, Va.)
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 1990
Category : United States
ISBN : 9780395522837
This, the definitive guide to Civil War battlefields, brings that history to life in words, maps, and pictures. It covers not only the famous battlefields in the National Park System, but many others that have been all but forgotten.
Author : James M. McPherson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 14,88 MB
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1510756701
From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter in 1861 to the final clashes on the Road to Appomattox in 1864, The Atlas of the Civil War reconstructs the battles of America's bloodiest war with unparalleled clarity and precision. Edited by Pulitzer Prize recipient James M. McPherson and written by America's leading military historians, this peerless reference charts the major campaigns and skirmishes of the Civil War. Each battle is meticulously plotted on one of 200 specially commissioned full-color maps. Timelines provide detailed, play-by-play maneuvers, and the accompanying text highlights the strategic aims and tactical considerations of the men in charge. Each of the battle, communications, and locator maps are cross-referenced to provide a comprehensive overview of the fighting as it swept across the country. With more than two hundred photographs and countless personal accounts that vividly describe the experiences of soldiers in the fields, The Atlas of the Civil War brings to life the human drama that pitted state against state and brother against brother.
Author : Ethan S. Rafuse
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 47,8 MB
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803219431
In September 1862 the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac conducted one of the truly great campaigns of the Civil War. At South Mountain, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam, North and South clashed in engagements whose magnitude and importance would earn this campaign a distinguished place in American military history. The siege of Harpers Ferry produced the largest surrender of U.S. troops in the nation's history until World War II, while the day-long battle at Antietam on September 17 still holds the distinction of being the single bloodiest day of combat in Amer.