The Civil War Battlefield Guide

The Civil War Battlefield Guide
Author: Frances H. Kennedy
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 536
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780395740125

Essays, maps, and illustrations provide information on every major battle and campaign of the Civil War battlefields.

Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields

Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields
Author: Jeff Shaara
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2006-04-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 0345493842

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.