The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide
- ISBN-10
- 0811728684
- ISBN-13
- 9780811728683
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 514
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Author
- John S. Salmon
Description
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.
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