The Big Book of Civil War Sites: From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, a Visitor's Guide to the History, Personalities, and Places of America's Battlefields

With The Big Book of Civil War Sites, history-focused travelers finally have ready access to in-depth and thorough listings of all sites associated with the major battles of a devastating war that transformed the nation. Whether for exploring the Southern states or the Eastern Theater, this book provides a full range of historical background information, travel and lodging options, museums, tours, and special events.

Top attractions in the North include the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Gettysburg National Military Park; and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. In the Southern states—from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the Mississippi Delta—readers will discover the fascinating and varied world of Civil War history and read detailed accounts of battles in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana.

War in the North
Sharpsburg/Monocacy: Jump Off to the North Harpers Ferry/Winchester: Into the Valley New Market/Staunton: The Central Valley Harrisburg/Gettysburg: High Tide First and Second Manassas: Blooded Plains Baltimore: Powder Keg Washington, D.C.: The Capital Northeastern Virginia: Borderland Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania: Before Richmond The Peninsula: On to Richmond!
Richmond: Confederate Capital Petersburg: Siege Warfare Appomattox: The End

War in the South
North Carolina: Outer Banks to the Last Great Battle South Carolina: First to Fight Nashville and Franklin: Destruction of the Confederate Armies in Tennessee Chattanooga: The Battle above the Clouds Shiloh: The Bloodiest Days of 1862
Other Tennessee Battlefields Chickamauga: The Rock and the Angel of Death Dalton to Jonesboro: The Atlanta Campaign Atlanta to Savannah: The March to the Sea Andersonville: The Worst Place on Earth Mobile Bay: Damn the Torpedoes Other Alabama and Mississippi Battlefields Vicksburg: Sealing the Confederacy’s Fate New Orleans and Port Hudson: The River War Florida: More Troops Than Voters