Civil War Road Trip, Volume I: A Guide to Northern Virginia, Maryland & Pennsylvania, 1861-1863 First Manassas to Gettysburg

by Weeks, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780881509533
• ISBN10: 0881509531
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-04
• Publisher: Countryman Press

Summary

Although the Civil War was fought across America, the most captivating events for history buff s seem to be those that occurred in the relatively small region surrounding the two wartime capitals, Washington, DC, and Richmond, Virginia. In The Civil War Road Trip: A Guide to Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania , author Michael Weeks takes you on complete tours of every major military campaign in the region during the first two years of the war, from First Manassas in 1861 to Gettysburg in 1863. Weeks has visited every site included here, learning their vibrant stories and driving thousands of miles to bring readers the most accurate information. Detailed directions and maps for your own road trip, along with a blow-by-blow history of each campaign, will guide you to and through some of the war's most critical battlegrounds, including Fredericksburg, Antietam, and the Shenandoah Valley. Travel tips, historic lodging places, and further sources of information are also included. Fully up to date and thoroughly researched, this guidebook is indispensable for travelers interested in America's history.

Author Biography

Michael Weeks, an amateur historian with a passion for the road, is the author of The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide, which the History Book Club called A Civil War buff's dream come true. He has driven tens of thousands of miles across America in search of the living roots of U.S. history. Weeks is a member of the Chicago Writer's Association, serves as a trustee of the Civil War Round Table of Chicago-the first of its kind in the country-and is on the board of the Camp Douglas Restoration Foundation. He lives in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, with his wife, Charlotte.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	p. 9
Commands and Commanders in the Civil War	p. 13
Visiting a Civil War Battlefield	p. 31
A Word about Historic Preservation	p. 35
Important Things to Remember	p. 37
Opening Shots: First Manassas and the Defense of Washington	p. 39
Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley	p. 71
The Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days Battles	p. 121
The War Moves North: The Second Manassas Campaign	p. 189
Lee's First Invasion and the Road to Antietam	p. 241
Hollow Victories: Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville	p. 293
High Water: The Gettysburg Campaign	p. 365
Site Information	p. 453
Abbreviated Orders of Battle	p. 471
Acknowledgments	p. 499
Bibliography	p. 501
Index	p. 503
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