America's Battlegrounds: Walk in the footsteps of America's Bravest

by Sauers, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780762105823
• ISBN10: 0762105828
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-21
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

Walk the fields where soldiers fought: Imagine the sound of cannons roaring, the smell of gunpowder in the air, and the sight of the enemy lying in wait. Feel history come to vibrant life as you turn the pages of America's Battlegrounds.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
The American Revolution	p. 15
Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Farmington, Pennsylvania	p. 18
Minute Man National Historical Park, Concord, Massachusetts	p. 21
Moores Creek National Battlefield, Currie, North Carolina	p. 24
Fort Stanwix National Monument, Rome, New York	p. 27
Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, New York	p. 28
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	p. 33
Kings Mountain National Military Park, Blacksburg, South Carolina	p. 34
Cowpens National Battlefield, Chesnee, South Carolina	p. 37
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, North Carolina	p. 38
Yorktown National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia	p. 41
The War of 1812	p. 45
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, Put-in-Bay, Ohio	p. 48
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, Maryland	p. 51
USS Constitution, Boston National Historical Park, Boston, Massachusetts	p. 54
The Expansion	p. 57
Forts: Sentinels of the Frontier	p. 61
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, Brownsville, Texas	p. 62
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Cheyenne, Oklahoma	p. 65
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Agency, Montana	p. 66
Big Hole National Battlefield, Wisdom, Montana	p. 71
The Civil War	p. 73
Fort Sumter National Monument, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina	p. 78
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, Virginia	p. 83
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Republic, Missouri	p. 86
Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Dover, Tennessee	p. 89
Pea Ridge National Military Park, Pea Ridge, Arkansas	p. 90
Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, Tennessee	p. 93
Fort Pulaski National Monument, Savannah, Georgia	p. 96
Richmond National Battlefield Park, Richmond, Virginia	p. 99
Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland	p. 102
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, Virginia	p. 109
Stones River National Battlefield, Murfreesboro, Tennessee	p. 114
Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi	p. 119
Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	p. 122
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia	p. 131
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kennesaw, Georgia	p. 135
Monocacy National Battlefield, Frederick, Maryland	p. 138
Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg, Virginia	p. 141
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox, Virginia	p. 144
Memorials to Courage	p. 147
USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii	p. 150
War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Piti, Guam	p. 155
Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC	p. 158
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC	p. 161
World Trade Center Memorial, New York, New York	p. 162
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