ASIN: B00CKBS1AS
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 354
"A practical guide to what took place at the great battlefields of the Civil War and how to tour them now, either on foot or by car, with details on the museums, nearby attractions and activities. Each battle is brought to life, along with the personalities of the men who fought and died there. Covers the battles of Manassas, Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Vicksburg and more. About as good as battlefield guidebooks get, which is very good indeed." (The Bergen Record)From 1st Manassas on the Bull Run river to Appomattox Court House, from Shiloh to Chancellorsville, and from Gettysburg to Antietam, Chickamauga, Vicksburg, and Fredericksburg, the great battles of the Civil War have all become household names, names that stir the blood and conjure a thousand images of heroism and despair. But while almost every American is familiar with the most famous of our great fields of ...
