Synopses & Reviews
Although this deadliest of American wars took place a century and a half ago, its legacy —good and bad—is still felt today. The battlefields are haunting reminders of the blood that was spilled, their names echoing with history: Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg. Unlike the faraway World Wars, these battlefields, where hundreds of thousands of young men met their deaths, are right here in on local soil, with modern civilization encroaching on the once smoke-filled scenes of desperate combat.
Civil War Battlegrounds lifts the veil of history from these sites, using period paintings, drawings, maps, and photographs to bring to life the battlefields as they were during the conflict. Bull Run, Richmond, Fredericksburg, Fort Donelson—these and other famous battles across eighteen key battlefields are covered in detail. From the opening shots at Fort Sumter to Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, the story of the war is covered through famous turning points for North and South. Modern photos of battlegrounds, monuments, and various artifacts complete the coverage of these historical events. Visitor information and recommendations to all the parks are included as well, making
Civil War Battlegrounds the perfect companion volume for in-person trips to these important sites.
Dr. Richard Sauers is one of the country’s most prolific Civil War historians. Since receiving his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University, he has written many books on the Civil War, including Gettysburg: The Meade-Sickles Controversy, The Gettysburg Campaign bibliography, and Meade: Victor of Gettysburg. In addition, he has reviewed many Civil War titles, as well as written many journal articles.
Synopsis
Relive the historic battles of the Civil War in this comprehensive overview of battle sites, fully illustrated with period photography and modern artwork covering the war from Fort Sumter to Appomattox.
Synopsis
Relive the historic battles of the Civil War in this comprehensive overview of all the key battle sites.Written by expert Civil War scholar Richard Sauers, Civil War Battlegrounds is fully illustrated with period photography and modern artwork, bringing the pivotal battles to life for historian and tourist alike. From Fort Sumter to Gettysburg to Appomattox and points between, Sauers illuminates the path of the war, providing stories of the battles and key participants along with fascinating sidebars covering a variety of related topics. He also covers helpful visitor information for the battleground tourist, including phone numbers and websites, hours, parking details, admission fees, and available tours and programs. With its wealth of concise and engaging information, Civil War Battlegrounds lets you walk in the footsteps of the men and women who lived, fought, and died in this bloodiest of American conflicts.
Synopsis
Less than a century after its founding, the young United States was almost torn apart as it went to war with itself. Civil War military fatalities were well over 600,000, still the deadliest of American conflicts, with nearly four hundred battles fought on home soil between fellow Americans. Civil War Battlegrounds traces the war through eighteen key battlefields, from Fort Sumter, South Carolina, where the shooting began, to Appomattox, Virginia, where Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending four years of bloody conflict. All of these sites are now national parks, allowing visitors to walk in the footsteps of the soldiers of both sides of this turning point in U.S. history. Lavishly illustrated with period photography and artwork, as well as modern photos of the battlefields and their monuments, Civil War Battlegrounds commemorates the terrible suffering of the soldiers and the nation during the war.
About the Author
Richard Sauers (White Oak, PA) began his career in U.S. military history, particularly the Civil War, by lecturing on the subject at a number of Pennsylvania colleges and universities. Since then, he has written several books and many articles on the Civil War, as well as U.S. military history in general. He has also worked as an editor at Butternut and Blue Press, a history publisher in Baltimore, and as a curator at the Soldiers and Sailor Memorial Hall and Museum in Pittsburgh. Sauers has been published in or worked as an editor for several magazines, including Civil War Times Illustrated, the Journal of Military History, Gettysburg, and North and South.
Table of Contents
IntroductionThe Civil WarFort Sumter National Monument, Sullivan’s Island, South CarolinaManassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VirginiaWilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Republic, MissouriFort Donelson National Battlefield, Dover, TennesseePea Ridge National Military Park, Pea Ridge, ArkansasShiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, TennesseeFort Pulaski National Monument, Savannah, GeorgiaRichmond National Battlefield Park, Richmond, VirginiaAntietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, MarylandFredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, VirginiaStones River National Battlefield, Murfreesboro, TennesseeVicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, MississippiGettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaChickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Fort Oglethorpe, GeorgiaKennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kennesaw, GeorgiaMonocacy National Battlefield, Frederick, MarylandPetersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg, VirginiaAppomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox, VirginiaIndex