In January 1868, a Union veteran named Gilbert Bates set out from his Wisconsin farm for Vicksburg, Mississippi, to prove a point and win a bet: that he could safely walk across the post-Civil War South-alone, unarmed, with no money-while carrying the flag of the United States. The effort quickly riveted the attention of Americans everywhere, who weren't yet sure the country could meaningfully reunite after their fratricidal war. Mark Twain believed Bates would be abused, attacked, possibly even scalped, during this time when the U.S. Army still occupied the South, resentment ran high, and groups like the KKK were spreading terror. Starting from Vicksburg, Bates walked 1,400 miles through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, through places where Grant shattered Confederate arms and Sherman's men razed the land. He was never harmed-and almost always greeted with hospitality, generosity, and celebration. En route, Bates sold photos of himself with the Stars and Stripes to raise money for widows and orphans and eventually called off the bet, which he would've lost on a technicality: even though he successfully traveled the South unharmed and reached Washington, DC, in the agreed-upon timeframe, he was not allowed to raise his flag above the U.S. Capitol and had to settle for the unfinished Washington Monument. This is a deeply researched book that taps into big- and small-town newspaper coverage that described Bates's journey across the American South and his reception. It recounts the courage of a former soldier who believed strongly in the bonds of Union and Lincoln's "mystic chords of memory" and underscores the missed opportunities for a more perfect union.

Marching for Union: A Civil War Soldier's Walk across the Reconstruction South

History

Bishop, Randy

Americas

Stackpole Books

The Tennessee Brigade

The Tennessee Brigade participated in the major Civil War battles of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. With regiments raised before Tennessee's secession, the Tennessee Brigade saw action at Seven Pines, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Spotsylvania. The brigade suffered the first casualty at Gettysburg and was the guiding unit during the assault on the Union position on the third day of the war's greatest battle. The brigade survived Petersburg's trenches only to surrender a fraction of its once mighty ranks at Appomattox. This book thoroughly examines the exploits of this unit, using extensive research, first person accounts, and a previously unpublished diary. Maps by Dave Roth and numerous photographs enhance the text.

AuthorHouse

Tennessee has over 2900 recorded sites from the Civil War; 1000 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 a chronological overview of more than twenty of the major battles in the state is conducted using first hand 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 of Tennessee's battlefields from the War Between the States.

Tennessee's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation

Travel

A description of major battle sites, past and present. Such battles as Paducah, Perryville, and Middle Creek played a significant role in the outcome of the Civil War. Through firsthand documents, maps, and photographs, this volume provides an overview of the thirteen major conflicts that took place in the Bluegrass State. Sections detail the level of preservation of each site to provide readers with a contemporary perspective.

Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation

Pelican Publishing

Native Tennessee generals, about forty Confederate and six Union, are profiled here with brief biographies. Forrest, Polk, Stewart, and many more are discussed with regard to their childhoods, prewar vocations, participation in battles around the country, and life after the war if they survived.

Civil War Generals of Tennessee

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

A Civil War Devotional utilizes daily incidents and facts from the American Civil War and uses scriptural passages related to those occurrences to provide inspiration for each reader. The combination of these aspects allows a person to gain a greater knowledge of the Bible as well as major facts related to the tragic years of 1861 to 1865. Each daily devotion is approximately three hundred words in length and is easily read in a matter of minutes.

A Civil War Devotional

World

BalboaPress

A Civil War Devotional: Daily Inspirations with Historical Connections

Balboa Press

Sacrifices of the Porters

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Books by Bishop, Randy

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Marching for Union: A Civil War Soldier's Walk across the Reconstruction South

The Tennessee Brigade

The Tennessee Brigade

Tennessee's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation

Tennessee's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation

Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation

Civil War Generals of Tennessee

A Civil War Devotional

A Civil War Devotional: Daily Inspirations with Historical Connections

Sacrifices of the Porters