Tennessee's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation
- ISBN-10
- 1600080421
- ISBN-13
- 9781600080425
- Category
- Battlefields
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rooftop Publishing
- Author
- Randy Bishop
Description
Tennessee has over 2,900 recorded sites from the Civil War; 1,000 of these were locations of military actions of varying sizes. Today many of these sites are threatened by or lost to commercial or residential development. In this book, achronological overview of more than twenty of the major battles in the state is conducted using firsthand documents and established sources. Maps and over 100 photographs enhance the text to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the significance of these battles and the current preservation efforts for Tennessee's battlefields from the War Between the States.
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