The Old South Mountain Inn

Williams, Byron L.

Travel

White Mane Pub

The last firebase: A guide to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

History

Fish, Lydia M

Asia

The Redneck Waltz

Literature & Fiction

Smead, Howard

United States

During the American Civil War, Washington, D.C. was the most heavily fortified city in North America. As President Abraham Lincoln's Capital, the city became the symbol of Union determination, as well as a target for Robert E. Lee's Confederates. As a Union army and navy logistical base, it contained a complex of hospitals, storehouses, equipment repair facilities, and animal corrals. These were in addition to other public buildings, small urban areas, and vast open space that constituted the capital on the Potomac. To protect Washington with all it contained and symbolized, the Army constructed a shield of fortifications: 68 enclosed earthen forts, 93 supplemental batteries, miles of military roads, and support structures for commissary, quartermaster, engineer, and civilian labor force, some of which still exist today. Thousands of troops were held back from active operations to garrison this complex. And the Commanders of the Army of the Potomac from Irvin McDowell to George Meade, and informally U.S. Grant himself, always had to keep in mind their responsibility of protecting this city, at the same time that they were moving against the Confederate forces arrayed against them. Revised in style, format, and content, the new edition of Mr. Lincoln's Forts is the premier historical reference and tour guide to the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.

Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington

Cooling, Benjamin Franklin

Owen, Walton H.

Americas

Over 60 illustrations and maps enhance this book-length account of the cavalry battle at Hanover which is considered the second largest Civil War battle in Pennsylvania, the first being Gettysburg

Encounter at Hanover: Prelude to Gettysburg

Prowell, George Reeser

Looks at the individuals involved in the Battle of Antietam which was not only the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, but was the bloodiest day in the history of the United States Army

Antietam : The Soldiers' Battle

Priest, John Michael

Describes the military system regarding executions during the Civil War, and discusses errors in the government's records of who was executed and why

Civil War Justice: Union Army Executions Under Lincoln

Alotta, Robert I.

Presents the history of Fort Monroe, from its construction on Chesapeake Bay in colonial Virginia to the present

Defender of the Chesapeake: The Story of Fort Monroe

Robert. Arthur

Richard P. Weinert Jr.

Studies the history, composition, and mission of the Confederate Marine Corps, and examines its role in military history

The Confederate States Marine Corps: The Rebel Leathernecks

Donnelly, Ralph W.

Book by Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce, Chamber, Of Commerce

Southern Revenge: The Confederate Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce

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