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Author : Nina Silber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195129205
Explores the landmarks made famous during the Civil War, from Fort Sumter where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, to Arlington National Cemetery where many Civil War soldiers are buried.
Author : Frank E Vandiver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0375754229
Author : Frank E. Vandiver
Publisher : Gramercy
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0517228653
Discusses Fort Sumter, Manassas, Harpers Ferry, Antietam, Richmond, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, and more.
Author : David Ingall,Karin Risko
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625854667
When America faced its greatest internal crisis, Michigan answered the call with over ninety thousand troops. The story of that sacrifice is preserved in the state's rich collection of Civil War monuments, markers, forts, cemeteries, reenactments, museums and exhibits. Discover how General George A. Custer and the famed Michigan Cavalry Brigade "saved the Union." Visit the chair that President Lincoln was assassinated in at Ford's Theatre, and view the grave of the last African American Union veteran. With a foreword by Civil War historian Jack Dempsey, this work is the first of its kind to chronicle the many Civil War landmarks in the Wolverine State.
Author : Tom Elmore
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614233794
Centered in the Confederacy's Atlantic states, Columbia was one of three untouched Southern capitals at the end of 1864. Its factories produced uniforms, swords, belts, bullets, gunpowder and cannonballs, all vital to the war effort, until the fiery onslaught of Sherman's invasion cut a swath through the city. Tom Elmore, local Civil War historian and tour guide, presents over sixty significant sites throughout the Greater Columbia area that were marked by moments of triumph and devastation during the war. Readers will find the stories behind both well-known and infamous places, including the Horseshoe on the University of South Carolina campus, the gruesome 1864 prisoner of war camp, the ruins of one of the largest textile mills ever built and the monument commemorating the spot where the great city was surrendered.
Author : Logotron Ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1992-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 058210209X
Author : Carol M. Highsmith,Ted Landphair
Publisher : Crescent
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Historic sites
ISBN : 0517220806
With over 100 full color photographs and 11 black and white historical images,Civil War Battlefields and Landmarkstakes you on a unique chronological tour of all of the major Civil War battle sites. Beginning with the shots fired at Fort Sumter, to the hollow fields of Silo, Antitax, and Gettysburg and finally ending at the solemn events of Appomattox Court House, this lavishly photographed keepsake album presents the modern beauty of the sites in stark contrast to the horrors that occurred there. The closing pages document the nation's tragedy on April 14th, 1865 at Ford's Theater.
Author : Timothy S. Sedore
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780253045638
“A superb guide to 400 statues, columns, reliefs, and other components of the state’s commemorative landscape.” —Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Union War Throughout Tennessee, Civil War monuments stand tall across the landscape, from Chattanooga to Memphis, and recall important events and figures within the Volunteer State’s military history. In Tennessee Civil War Monuments, Timothy S. Sedore reveals the state’s history-laden landscape through the lens of its many lasting monuments. War monuments have been cropping up since the beginning of the commemoration movement in 1863, and Tennessee is now home to four hundred memorials. Not only does Sedore provide commentary for every monument—its history and aesthetic panache—he also explores the relationships that Tennessee natives have with these historic landmarks. A detailed exploration of the monuments that enrich this Civil War landscape, Sedore’s Tennessee Civil War Monuments is a guide to Tennessee’s spirit and heritage.
Author : Timothy S. Sedore
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780253045591
“From Vicksburg to Oxford, readers will find a rich examination of how and why Confederate and Union monuments sprang up across the state.” —Caroline E. Janney, Director, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History, University of Virginia Soaring obelisks, graceful arches, and soldiers standing tall atop pedestals recall the memory of the Civil War in Mississippi, a former Confederate state that boasts more Civil War monuments than any other.In Mississippi Civil War Monuments: An Illustrated Field Guide, Timothy S. Sedore combs through the Mississippi landscape, exploring monuments commemorating important military figures and battles and remembering common soldiers, from rugged veterans to mournful youths. Sedore’s insightful commentary captures a character portrait of Mississippi, a state that was ensnared between Northern and Southern ideologies and that paid a high price for seceding from the Union. Sedore’s close examinations of these monuments broadens the narrative of Mississippi’s heritage and helps illuminate the impacts of the Civil War. With intriguing details and vivid descriptions, Mississippi Civil War Monuments offers a comprehensive guide to the monuments that make up Mississippi’s physical and historical landscape.
Author : Doug Gelbert
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476608174
Although the exact number will never be known, it is estimated that there were over 10,000 military engagements during the Civil War. Most have long since been forgotten, but the places where a number of them were fought have been maintained as historic sites. Others have been memorialized by statues or markers, as have many Civil War leaders and soldiers. Arranged by state, this reference work provides capsule descriptions and information on Civil War sites and collections throughout the United States, including battlefields, memorial markers and statues, museums, cemeteries and other landmarks. In addition to the description, the address and telephone number for each are given, along with admission fees (if any) and policies, hours open and other pertinent information. For each state, there is a brief profile of its role during the Civil War and a timeline of significant battles or other events that took place there.
Author : M. Patrick Hendrix
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1540223426
In 1829, construction began on a fort atop a rock formation in the mouth of Charleston Harbor. Decades later, Fort Sumter was near completion on December 26, 1860, when Major Robert Anderson occupied it in response to the growing hostilities between the North and South. As a symbol of sedition for the North and holy ground for the South, possession of Fort Sumter was deemed essential to both sides when the Civil War began. By 1864, the fort, heavily bombarded by Union artillery, was a shapeless mass of ruins, mostly bermed rubble and sand with a garrison of Confederate soldiers holding its ground. Join author M. Patrick Hendrix as he follows the tumultuous lives of the men who fought to control what later became one of the most revered monuments to the war.
Author : Erin L. Thompson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393867688
A leading expert on the past, present, and future of public monuments in America. An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? Which ones should stay up and which should come down? Who should make these decisions, and how? Erin L. Thompson, the country’s leading expert in the tangled aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues involved in such battles, brings much-needed clarity in Smashing Statues. She lays bare the turbulent history of American monuments and its abundant ironies, from the enslaved man who helped make the statue of Freedom that tops the United States Capitol, to the fervent Klansman fired from sculpting the world’s largest Confederate monument—who went on to carve Mount Rushmore. And she explores the surprising motivations behind contemporary flashpoints, including the toppling of a statue of Columbus at the Minnesota State Capitol, the question of who should be represented on the Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument in Central Park, and the decision by a museum of African American culture to display a Confederate monument removed from a public park. Written with great verve and informed by a keen sense of American history, Smashing Statues gives readers the context they need to consider the fundamental questions for rebuilding not only our public landscape but our nation as a whole: Whose voices must be heard, and whose pain must remain private?
Author : Mitchell Newton-Matza
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610697507
Exploring the significance of places that built our cultural past, this guide is a lens into historical sites spanning the entire history of the United States, from Acoma Pueblo to Ground Zero. Historic Sites and Landmarks That Shaped America: From Acoma Pueblo to Ground Zero encompasses more than 200 sites from the earliest settlements to the present, covering a wide variety of locations. It includes concise yet detailed entries on each landmark that explain its importance to the nation. With entries arranged alphabetically according to the name of the site and the state in which it resides, this work covers both obscure and famous landmarks to demonstrate how a nation can grow and change with the creation or discovery of important places. The volume explores the ways different cultures viewed, revered, or even vilified these sites. It also examines why people remember such places more than others. Accessible to both novice and expert readers, this well-researched guide will appeal to anyone from high school students to general adult readers.
Author : Alice Cromie
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Historic sites
ISBN : 1558532005
A comprehensive guide to the landmarks, relics, museums, and other points of interest related to the Civil War. Designed for the tourist, student, and history buff, it is an ideal sightseeing companion. Illustrated.
Author : Michael V. Uschan
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-07
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781420509212
This compelling volume describes physical landmarks in African American history and discusses the history associated with those places. The book is organized around thematic chapters that take readers on a virtual tour of landmarks associated with the theme while also describing the people and events that inspired the landmarks. Thematic chapters include: The Slavery Era, African Americans Resist Slavery, The Civil War, Education for Blacks, The Civil Rights Movement, and African American Achievers.
