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The Forgotten Trail to Appomattox: Hidden Civil War Sites and Destinations Across America
Contributor(s): Denmon, Randy (Author)

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 ISBN: 1493033514     ISBN-13: 9781493033515
Publisher: Lyons Press
OUR PRICE: $18.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Travel | United States - General
Dewey: 917.304
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.80 lbs) 264 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Topical - Civil War
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Of the forty-five Civil War Battles that the National Park Service lists as "Decisive," only about half have been preserved by the Park Service. The Federal Government's preservation efforts have made tiny, out-of-the-way places that shouldn't be known outside the county in which they are located into sacred names in the American psyche: Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Petersburg, Manassas, Antietam, Spotsylvania, and Shiloh. Many of the other battles, no less important, weren't so lucky in the allotment of federal dollars. Some of these other battlefields have been lost to time or neglect or urbanization, but just as many have been preserved by states, local governments, or preservation organizations. These are the battlefields, along with other landmarks, that Randy Denmon explores in The Forgotten Trail to Appomattox. It is part military history, part travelogue, and part personal insight, in the spirit of Bill Bryson's books, such as A Walk in the Woods: it is both informative and entertaining.
 
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