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Author | : Michael L. Jordan |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2017-05-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625851804 |
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 | : Jacqueline Jones |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 2009-11-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1400078164 |
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 |
Total Pages | : 522 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1934572705 |
An epic iv volume history : a city & people that forged a living link between America, past & present.
Author | : Derek Smith |
Publisher | : Frederic C. Beil Publisher |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Georgia |
ISBN | : 9781929490004 |
Author | : Jacqueline Jones |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 2009-11-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1400078164 |
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 | : Anne J. Bailey |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780842028509 |
The "March to the Sea." It shocked Georgians from Atlanta to Savannah. In the late autumn of 1864, as General William Tecumseh Sherman's troops cut a four-week-long path of terror through Georgia, he accomplished his objective: to destroy civilian morale and with it their support for the Confederate cause. His actions elicited a passionate reaction. Sherman became the ruthless personification of evil, an arch-villain who made war on innocent women, children, and old men. But does the Savannah Campaign deserve the reputation it has been given? And was Sherman truly this brutal? In War and Ruin: William T. Sherman and the Savannah Campaign, Anne J. Bailey examines this event and investigates just how much truth is behind the popular historical notions. Bailey contends that the psychological horror rather than the actual physical damage-which was not as devastating as believed-led to the wilting of Southern morale. This dissolution of resolve helped lead to ultimate Confederate defeat as well as to the development of Sherman's infamous reputation. War and Ruin looks at the "March to the Sea" from its inception in Atlanta to its culmination in Savannah. This is a chronicle of not just the campaign itself, but also a revealing description of how the people of Georgia were affected. War and Ruin brilliantly combines military history and human interest to achieve a convincing portrayal of what really happened in Sherman's epic effort to smash Confederate spirit in Georgia.
Author | : James Reasoner |
Publisher | : Cumberland House Publishing |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781581823288 |
'Savannah' is the ninth title in a series of historical novels spanning the Civil War that features the Brannon family. The story follows the sons of the Brannon family as they are caught up in battles fighting on the side of the South.
Author | : The Estate of Walter J. Fraser, Jr. |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 445 |
Release | : 2018-03-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1611178371 |
An examination of the Georgian city's complicated and sometimes turbulent development Savannah in the New South: From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century, by Walter J. Fraser, Jr., traces the city's evolution from the pivotal period immediately after the Civil War to the present. When the war ended, Savannah was nearly bankrupt; today it is a thriving port city and tourist center. This work continues the tale of Savannah that Fraser began in his previous book, Savannah in the Old South, by examining the city's complicated, sometimes turbulent development. The chronology begins by describing the racial and economic tensions the city experienced following the Civil War. A pattern of oppression of freed people by Savannah's white civic-commercial elite was soon established. However, as the book demonstrates, slavery and discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and voter suppression galvanized the African American community, which in turn used protests, boycotts, demonstrations, the ballot box, the pulpit—and sometimes violence—to gain rights long denied. As this fresh, detailed history of Savannah shows, economic instability, political discord, racial tension, weather events, wealth disparity, gang violence, and a reluctance to help the police continue to challenge and shape the city. Nonetheless Savannah appears to be on course for a period of prosperity, bolstered by a thriving port, a strong, growing African American community, robust tourism, and the economic and historical contributions of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Fraser's Savannah in the New South presents a sophisticated consideration of an important, vibrant southern metropolis.
Author | : Derek Smith |
Publisher | : Frederic C. Beil Publisher |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Georgia |
ISBN | : 9780913720936 |
Author | : Roger S. Durham |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2024-07-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1643365479 |
The remarkable story of how an earthen fort defense shielded a Southern city from the ironclad monitors of the U.S. Navy Built out of sand and mud, Fort McAllister was designed to serve as the southern anchor of the coastal defenses of Savannah, Georgia. Hastily constructed near the beginning of the Civil War, the fort was situated on the Great Ogeechee River, twelve miles south of the Savannah River. During the war, Fort McAllister withstood devasting naval assaults and served well the aims of Confederate strategists. When the city fell to Union troops, it was General William T. Sherman's overland attack and not an assault from the sea that subdued Savannah. Roger S. Durham offers a comprehensive history of the Fort McAllister's construction and its use during the Civil War, as well as its post-war restoration. Durham intertwines historical narrative with first-person accounts and personal stories through the judicious use of primary sources. By letting the fort's Confederate defenders and Union attackers speak for themselves, Durham offers a compelling account of one of the most hotly contested sites in the naval struggle between Union and Confederate forces.