25 Best Civil War Sites

by Clint Johnson

• ISBN13: 9780975902240
• ISBN10: 0975902245
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: Greenline Publications

Summary

This guide brings history to life with richly detailed, engaging descriptions of the most important battle sites, museums, and reenactuments.

Table of Contents

Overview Map	p. 5
Chronology of the Civil War	p. 8
Introduction	p. 10
Reenactments	p. 15
Hampton Roads, Virginia	p. 18
Richmond, Virginia	p. 28
Petersburg, Virginia	p. 38
Fredericksburg, Virginia	p. 48
Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia	p. 58
Manassas, Virginia	p. 68
Appomattox Court House, Virginia	p. 78
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia	p. 86
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia	p. 96
Sharpsburg, Maryland	p. 104
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	p. 114
Wilmington, North Carolina	p. 126
Beaufort, South Carolina	p. 136
Charleston, West Virginia	p. 146
Savannah, Georgia	p. 156
Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia	p. 166
Chickamauga, Georgia	p. 174
Fort Donelson, Tennessee	p. 184
Shiloh, Tennessee	p. 192
Vicksburg, Mississippi	p. 202
New Orleans, Louisiana	p. 212
Port Hudson, Louisiana	p. 220
Perryville, Kentucky	p. 226
Pea Ridge, Arkansas	p. 236
Wilson's Creek, Missouri	p. 246
Bonus Sites: Andersonville National Historic Site, Atlanta Cyclorama and Oakland Cemetery, National Civil War Naval Museum, Fort Delaware State Park, Fort Jackson, Fort Jefferson, Fort Pickens, Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines, the C.S.S. Neuse, National Museum of Civil War Medicine, National Civil War Museum	p. 254
Bibliography	p. 258
Index	p. 259
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