Author : John Banks
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,72 MB
Release : 2023
Category : Battlefields
ISBN : 9781734627688
"This travelogue follows the author on a road trip to both well-known and obscure sites related to the American Civil War. Each stop includes visits with people who are keeping alive the memory of the sites and those who fought there, reflecting how twenty-first-century Americans view both the war itself and the physical spaces associated with it"--
Author : Michael Weeks
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 42,19 MB
Release : 2009-03-24
Category : History
ISBN :
This tour guide features ten different itineraries that lead visitors through every major campaign site, as well as 450 lesser-known venues in unlikely places such as Idaho and New Mexico.
Author : Chris Bagley
Publisher : Gettysburg Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1734627638
Horses are one of the many unsung heroes of the American Civil War. These majestic animals were impressed into service, trained, prepared for battle, and turned into expendable implements of war. There is more to this story, however. When an army’s means and survival is predicated upon an animal whose instincts are to flee rather than fight, a bond of mutual trust and respect between handler and horse must be forged. Ultimately, the Battle of Gettysburg resulted in thousands of horses killed and wounded. Their story deserves telling, from a time not so far removed.
Author : Jeff Shaara
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,29 MB
Release : 2006-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0345464885
TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY Jeff Shaara, America’s premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the ten Civil War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the Wilderness/Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg/Appomattox. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides • engaging narratives of the war’s crucial battles • intriguing historical footnotes about each site • photographs of the locations–then and now • detailed maps of the battle scenes • fascinating sidebars with related points of interest From Antietam to Gettysburg to Vicksburg, and to the many poignant destinations in between, Jeff Shaara’s Civil War Battlefields is the ideal guide for casual tourists and Civil War enthusiasts alike.
Author : Tim Rowland
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 20,17 MB
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1616083956
Presents a series of historical anecdotes about little-known, miscellaneous events and personal experiences of the American Civil War.
Author : Michael Weeks
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 35,7 MB
Release : 2009-03-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0881508608
This tour guide features ten different itineraries that lead visitors through every major campaign site, as well as 450 lesser-known venues in unlikely places such as Idaho and New Mexico.
Author : Michael Weeks
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 30,3 MB
Release : 2012-05-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1581578016
In this second volume of Michael Weeks’ thoroughly researched guide to the battlefields of the Civil War, you will find complete tours of every major military campaign in the region from 1863 to 1865. In this second volume of Michael Weeks' thoroughly researched guide to the battlefields of the Civil War, you will find complete tours of every major military campaign in the region from 1863 to 1865, from the battles immediately following the great clash at Gettysburg to the fall of Richmond and the Appomattox campaign. Detailed directions and maps, along with a detailed history of each campaign, will guide you to and through some of the war's most critical battlegrounds, including The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Lynchburg and the battle for Richmond. A section devoted to commands and commanders tells the life stories of the famous and the little-known; an explanation of military structure, orders of battle, and the various military units helps you keep track of the course of events and the key players. Travel tips and further sources of information are also included to help your explorations run smoothly.
Author : Michael Weeks
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 13,96 MB
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 158157553X
The definitive guidebook for Civil War tourists, from the novice historian to the die-hard buff For those who can’t resist trying to see it all, this indispensable book contains information on and reviews of almost 450 historical sites across the United States related to the Civil War, including all 384 of the principal battlefields listed by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. Every entry includes an in-depth overview of the history of the battle and its importance to the war, the must-see places at each site, as well as lodging and other travel information. Outlining ten suggested itineraries for short road trips that cover every major battle of the war, The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide enables historical travelers of any level to experience the Civil War as no other book has done.
Author : Robert J. Kalasky
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,24 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781606350881
A revolutionary re-creation of the historic Antietam Battlefield photographs The Battle of Antietam, fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War, with 23,000 casualties on both sides. While the battle was tactically inconclusive, it resulted in two significant milestones. First, because Robert E. Lee failed to carry the war successfully into the North, Great Britain was dissuaded from recognizing the Confederate States of America diplomatically. Second, the battle gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. After the battle, two photographers sent by Mathew Brady--Alexander Gardner and James Gibson--recorded the horror of war with the first-ever images of dead American soldiers. Gardner's and Gibson's legendary photos have been the subject of debate for decades. The lack of information about locations, dates, and times in the thousands of photographs taken during the war has limited any thorough understanding of the photographers' work and led to much speculation. In Shadows of Antietam, Robert J. Kalasky has painstakingly re-created Gardner's and Gibson's output, retracing their footsteps by location, date, and time to chronologically and sequentially place their images. With the help of reenactors and black-and-white photography, Kalasky has assembled a comprehensive study, based on sunlight and shadow, of the 74 known glass plates recorded by Gardner and Gibson at Antietam. Civil War photography historians and buffs will appreciate this groundbreaking research for correcting previous errors and misjudgments made about the photographers' trek across the battlefield and for answering 150-year-old questions about their photographs. "Kalasky has produced a seminal study on the photography of Antietam. This important work should be required reading for all serious students of the battle." --Ted Alexander, Chief Historian, Antietam National Battlefield "Kalasky brings to the living the dead of Antietam." --Dennis Frye, author of Antietam Revealed
Author : Michael Weeks
Publisher :
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 12,74 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Southern States
ISBN :
Offers tours of every major Civil War military campaign in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; and includes travel tips, suggested lodging, and further sources of information.
