Historical maps of the civil war battlefield sharpe, michael on. The american battlefield trust and our members have saved more than. The authors who contributed constitute a veritable who s who of civil war scholars. Pamplin historical park the national museum of the civil. In our map collection you will find historic maps, hundreds of our oneofa kind troop movement maps, and numerous animated maps, in which the movements of battle come to life.
To use the battle of gettysburg for example, the first map is more like a painting, and it is only concerned with day 2. The civil war battlefield guide remains the best single source of information on the 384 principal battles of the civil war. Before, and between, americas defining conflicts, mapmakers were busy documenting the locales that would become the seats of war. An escaped slave was the florence nightingale of indianas civil war regiment. For the general public, battle cry and its author have become synonymous with civil war history. Historical maps of civil war battlefields provides a unique view of the war. For a book entitled battle maps of the civil war, its maps are pretty lame. Wiley practically invented social history in the context of civil war soldiers. In over 120 maps this historical record looks at the broad sweep of events from the southern capture of ft. The best civil war books of all time analysis civil.
From the first battle of bull run to lees surrender at appomattox court house four years later, this book celebrates the history and scenic beauty of these hallowed grounds in a largeformat, beautifully produced volume. Donate today to preserve civil war battlefields and the nations history for generations to come. Every map has been drawn from the collections of the library of congress and the national archive. The civil war animated map american battlefield trust. Pamplin historical park is a civil war campus with four museums, three historic homes and the breakthrough battlefield of april 2, 1865 near petersburg va. The battle maps offer stunning visuals for appreciating the battles in relation to contemporary roads and highways. Walk in the footsteps of history with this stunning volume that brings more than thirty civil war battlefields to life. See the entire civil war unfold, from fort sumter to appomattox and beyond, on our animated map, produced by wide awake films in partnership with the american battlefield trust. The history books will tell you that the american civil war began at fort sumter, when the confederates first attacked. Our top 8 favorite american civil war sites to visit today. Now, the union fort is located within charleston, south carolina, a great u. Sumter through to the battle of gettysburg and appomattox. The only other map has no unit designations and fits 3 days onto one map. Pictures of officers and paintings was not what i was looking for.