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The story of how private citizens headlined the efforts to preserve American Civil War Battlefields. Over the course of thirty years, a good idea and hard work of dedicated history lovers evolved...

The story of how private citizens headlined the efforts to preserve American Civil War Battlefields. Over the course of thirty years, a good idea and hard work of dedicated history lovers evolved into a movement that has saved more than 45,000 acres of historical land from developers — more than 70 square mile of American Revolutionary, War of 1812 and Civil War battlefields. Fighting the Second Civil War: A History of Battlefield Preservation and the Emergence of the Civil War Trust, by Bob...

Many of the events from the Civil War are well known – the Battle of Gettysburg, the death of "Stonewall" Jackson, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. But do you know the whole story? It Happened...

Many of the events from the Civil War are well known – the Battle of Gettysburg, the death of "Stonewall" Jackson, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. But do you know the whole story? It Happened in the Civil War provides inside information on these events as well as lesser-known happenings. Do you know the story behind the Hunley, the first submarine to destroy a surface ship in warfare? Or the daring prison escape of John Hunt Morgan? Or the story behind Lincoln's favorite song? You'll find...

It has been called Robert E. Lee's supreme moment: riding into the Chancellorsville clearing...the mansion itself aflame in the background...his gunpowder-smeared soldiers crowding around him, hats...

It has been called Robert E. Lee's supreme moment: riding into the Chancellorsville clearing...the mansion itself aflame in the background...his gunpowder-smeared soldiers crowding around him, hats off, cheering wildly. After one of the most audacious gambits of the war, Lee and his men had defeated a foe more than two and half times their size. The Federal commander, "Fighting Joe" Hooker, had boasted days earlier that his plans were perfect -- yet his army had crumbled, and Hooker himself...

Battle maps. Tour itineraries. Memorabilia. This 3-ring binder will help you keep your most treasured documents in order. Every serious history buff needs a few basic tools to stay organized –...

Battle maps. Tour itineraries. Memorabilia. This 3-ring binder will help you keep your most treasured documents in order. Every serious history buff needs a few basic tools to stay organized – because not everything belongs on a computer screen. This simple binder lets you have your essentials on paper without dealing with piles or clutter. Royal blue vinyl with white American Battlefield Trust logo on the front and spine11" x 8.5" sheet size, plus 0.5" tab allowance1" nickel slant d-ring...