The Civil War Battlefield Guide
by Frances H. Kennedy
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This new edition of the definitive guide to Civil War battlefields is really a completely new book. While the first edition covered 60 major battlefields, from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, the second covers all of the 384 designated as the "principal battlefields" in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report. As in the first edition, the essays are authoritative and concise, written by such leading historians as James M. McPherson, Stephen W. Sears, Edwin C. Bearss, James I. Robinson, show more Jr., and Gary W. Gallager. The second edition also features 83 new four-color maps covering the most important battles. The Civil War Battlefield Guide is an essential reference for anyone interested in the Civil War. show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 1990
- Important places
- USA; Alabama, USA; Arkansas, USA; Florida, USA; Georgia, USA; Kansas, USA (show all 23); Kentucky, USA; Louisiana, USA; Maryland, USA; Minnesota, USA; Mississippi, USA; Missouri, USA; New Mexico, USA; North Carolina, USA; North Dakota, USA; Ohio, USA; Oklahoma, USA; Pennsylvania, USA; South Carolina, USA; Tennessee, USA; Texas, USA; Virginia, USA; West Virginia, USA
- Important events
- American Civil War (1861 | 1865); Appomattox Campaign (1865-03 | 1865-04); Battle of Shiloh (1862-04-06 | 1862-04-07); Gettysburg Campaign (1863-06 | 1863-07); Jackson's Valley Campaign (1862); Longstreet's Tidewater Campaign (1863-03 | 1863-04) (show all 11); Peninsula Campaign (1862-03 | 1862-07); Red River Campaign (1864-03-10 | 1864-05-22); Sherman's March to the Sea (1864-11 | 1864-12); Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi (1863); Vicksburg Campaign (1862-12-26 | 1863-07-04)
- Dedication
- THE CONSERVATION FUND dedicates this book and its proceeds to the protection of Civil War battlefields
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