Guide to Civil War Nashville (2nd Edition)

Guide to Civil War Nashville (2nd Edition)
Author: Mark Zimmerman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2019-04-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9780985869229

An illustrated guidebook to the historic sites of Nashville, Tennessee during the Civil War and the 1864 Battle of Nashville.

Guide to Civil War Nashville

Guide to Civil War Nashville
Author: Mark Zimmerman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Nashville (Tenn.)
ISBN: 9780974723600

Guide to Civil War Nashville is a 76-page softbound book that takes you, armchair-bound or in your vehicle, on a 50-mile-long tour of 25 historic sites in Tennessees capital city associated with the 1862-65 Union occupation and the 1864 Battle of Nashville, regarded by some as the decisive battle of the Civil War. The books 76 pages feature 63 modern-day photographs, 31 Civil War-era photographs, seven illustrations, 16 travel maps and seven battle maps.All proceeds benefit the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, whose mission is the preservation of Civil War battlefield sites!The sites on the tour include the State Capitol and Museum, four historic antebellum mansions, four antebellum churches, three cemeteries (each with touring map), and 12 battle sites.A detailed map and driving directions with GPS coordinates guides you to all the sites, which are each pictured and described. Included are the locations and text of all Battle of Nashville historical markers.The ten-page section on the Battle of Nashville (Dec. 2-16, 1864) features four full-page battle maps with unprecedented detail: Granbury's Lunette, the Fall of the Redoubts, Peach Orchard Hill, and Shy's Hill, designed by the author and BONPS Historian Ross Massey. There is also a six-page Orders of Battle for Thomas and Hoods armies. And a page devoted to the 19 receipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.A detailed map with accompanying descriptions shows you what downtown Nashville looked like in 1864.

The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide: More than 500 Sites from Gettysburg to Vicksburg (Second Edition)

The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide: More than 500 Sites from Gettysburg to Vicksburg (Second Edition)
Author: Michael Weeks
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2016-03-07
Genre: 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.

To the Battles of Franklin and Nashville and Beyond

To the Battles of Franklin and Nashville and Beyond
Author: Benjamin Franklin Cooling
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2011-07-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1572337516

By 1864 neither the Union’s survival nor the South’s independence was any more apparent than at the beginning of the war. The grand strategies of both sides were still evolving, and Tennessee and Kentucky were often at the cusp of that work. The author examines the heartland conflict in all its aspects: the Confederate cavalry raids and Union counter-offensives; the harsh and punitive Reconstruction policies that were met with banditry and brutal guerrilla actions; the disparate political, economic, and socio-cultural upheavals; the ever-growing war weariness of the divided populations; and the climactic battles of Franklin and Nashville that ended the Confederacy’s hopes in the Western Theater.

Insiders' Guide® to Civil War Sites in the South

Insiders' Guide® to Civil War Sites in the South
Author: Shannon Lane
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2010-03-02
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0762762454

Civil War history buffs will love this unique travel guide to the South's most famous and infamous battle sites, including historical background, directions to hard-to-find locations, and tips on where to stay, eat, and shop.

Insiders' Guide® to Nashville

Insiders' Guide® to Nashville
Author: Jackie Sheckler Finch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2011-04-12
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0762798394

Nashville offers extraordinary opportunities for those either visiting or seeking to relocate to this country music mecca. Insiders’ Guide to Nashville is packed with information on the best attractions, restaurants, accommodations, shopping and events from the perspective of one who knows the area well.

Tinclads in the Civil War

Tinclads in the Civil War
Author: Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2010-01-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786457031

Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters. Hastily outfitted steamboats were covered with thin armor and pressed into duty. These "tinclads" fought Confederate forces attacking from the riverbanks, provided convoy for merchant steamers, enforced revenue measures, and offered tow, dispatch, and other fleet support services. This history documents the service records and duties of these little-known vessels of the Union fleet.

Insiders' Guide® to Nashville, 8th

Insiders' Guide® to Nashville, 8th
Author: Jackie Sheckler Finch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2011-04-12
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0762774762

Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be. Nashville Savor down-home Southern food and hospitality. See antebellum mansions and lush flowering gardens. Feel the beat of the Music City. The Athens of the South. • A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike • Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, hotels, and music venues • How to live & thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation • Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children’s activities

Tennessee in the Civil War

Tennessee in the Civil War
Author:
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786485671

The only state designated by Congress as a Civil War National Heritage Area, Tennessee witnessed more than its share of Civil War strife. This collection taken from primary documents--including newspaper accounts, official reports, journal and diary entries, gunboat deck logs and letters--offers rare glimpses of the Civil War as it unfolded in the Volunteer State. Arranged chronologically from April 1861 to April 1865, the accounts chronicle some of the numerous smaller skirmishes of the war and address a variety of topics critical to the civilian population, including health issues, politics, anti-Semitism, inflation, welfare, commodities speculation, refugees, African Americans, Native Americans, and the war's effect on women. These informative accounts go beyond the customary emphasis on famous generals and big battles to illustrate how the Civil War impacted the lives of those everyday soldiers and Tennessee citizens whose history has become marginalized.

I'll Take You There

I'll Take You There
Author: Amie Thurber
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2021-05-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0826501540

Before there were guidebooks, there were just guides—people in the community you could count on to show you around. I'll Take You There is written by and with the people who most intimately know Nashville, foregrounding the struggles and achievements of people's movements toward social justice. The colloquial use of "I'll take you there" has long been a response to the call of a stranger: for recommendations of safe passage through unfamiliar territory, a decent meal and place to lay one's head, or perhaps a watering hole or juke joint. In this book, more than one hundred Nashvillians "take us there," guiding us to places we might not otherwise encounter. Their collective entries bear witness to the ways that power has been used by social, political, and economic elites to tell or omit certain stories, while celebrating the power of counternarratives as a tool to resist injustice. Indeed, each entry is simultaneously a story about place, power, and the historic and ongoing struggle toward a more just city for all. The result is akin to the experience of asking for directions in an unfamiliar place and receiving a warm offer from a local to lead you on, accompanied by a tale or two.