Edwin C. Bearss

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Fields Of Honor: Pivotal Battles Of The Civil War

Edwin C. Bearss; Lisa Thomas; James M. McPherson

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Smithsonian's Great Battles & Battlefields of the Civil War: The Definitive Field Guide Based on the Award Winning Television Series by Mastervision

Edwin C. Bearss; Jay Werta

Smithsonian's "RM" Great Battles & Battlefields of the Civil War is an authoritative history and practical guide to the places the war was waged. Here are the stories of the stunning dramas that unfolded on the hattleflelds, with illustrations that bring the scenes to life. Organized by slate and cross-referenced chronologically, each entry explains the relevant battle and details the strategies behind troop movements with reference to preserved landmarks. Lively anecdotes and biographies of the participants -- well-known and obscure -- offer the personal perspective that makes history immediate and meaningful. Stocked with current landmarks and directions for getting to the battlefields, here, too, are tips for lodging, hiking, biking, recreation, and sightseeing in hundreds of national and state parks and other historic areas. Perfect for the armchair traveler, real explorer, and history buff, readers can explore the military relevance of each site as well as travel tips and points of interest of each site.

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Smithsonian's Great Battles & Battlefields of the Civil War: A Definitive Field Guide Based on the Award-Winning Television Series by Mastervision

Edwin C. Bearss; Jay Wertz

Smithsonian's Great Battles and Battlefields of the Civil War is an authoritative history of the war and a practical guide to the places it was waged - including sites abroad and in the Far West that other books overlook. Organized by state and cross-referenced chronologically so that readers can follow the different campaigns, the book explains the particular strategies behind troop movements and gives travel information for each battlefield, as well as for landmarks, historic buildings, and newly discovered and developing sites open to the public today. For the armchair historian or the avid sightseer, here are the stunning dramas that unfolded on the battlefields, with historical maps, photographs, and illustrations that bring the scenes to life.

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First Manassas Battlefield Map Study

Edwin C. Bearss

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Fort Smith: Little Gibraltar on the Arkansas

Edwin C. Bearss; Arrell M. Gibson

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Battle of Five Forks

Edwin C. Bearss; Chris Calkins; Ed Bearss

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Hardluck Ironclad: The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo

Edwin C. Bearss

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Other editions: Softcover - 1980

Your Affectionate Husband, J. F. Culver: Letters Written during the Civil War

Edwin C. Bearss; Joseph Franklin Culver; Leslie W. Dunlap; Mary Culver

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