The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide

The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide

Author: John S. Salmon

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780811728683

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142 two-color maps vividly depict battlefield action Detailed local driving directions guide visitors to each battlefield site Of the 384 Civil War battlefields cited as critical to preserve by the congressionally appointed Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, 123-fully one-third-are located in Virginia. The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide is the comprehensive guidebook to the most significant battles of the Civil War. Reviewed by Edwin C. Bearss and other noted Civil War authorities and sanctioned by the National Park Service and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, no other guidebook on the market today rivals it for historical detail, accuracy, and credibility.


Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War

Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War

Author: Earl J. Hess

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2006-03-08

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 0807876399

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Earl J. Hess provides a narrative history of the use of fortifications--particularly trenches and other semi-permanent earthworks--used by Confederate and Union field armies at all major battle sites in the eastern theater of the Civil War. Hess moves beyond the technical aspects of construction to demonstrate the crucial role these earthworks played in the success or failure of field armies. A comprehensive study which draws on research and fieldwork from 300 battle sites, Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War is an indispensable reference for Civil War buffs and historians.