Pennsylvania Civil War Trails: The Guide to Battle Sites, Monuments, Museums and Towns

by Tom Huntington

Overview

Official companion guide to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Civil War Trails initiative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811749572
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	02/20/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Tom Huntington lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and is an editor for Stackpole Magazines. He is the former editor of Historic Traveler and American History magazines. His articles on historical topics have appeared in Civil War Times, America's Civil War, American Heritage, Smithsonian, Yankee, America in WWII, Air&Space, and British Heritage.

Table of Contents

Preface     vii
Introduction: The Stage Is Set     1
Franklin County: The Invasion Begins     9
Cumberland County: Up the Valley     30
Harrisburg: A Capital War     52
York: Divided and Conquered     67
Susquehanna River Towns: A Bridge Too Far     78
Hanover: Fighting in the Streets     87
Gettysburg: High-Water Mark     98
Off the Trail     134
Bibliography     139
Acknowledgments     143
Index     145