Presidents, Battles, and Must-See Civil War Destinations: Exploring a Kentucky Divided

by Cameron M. Ludwick, Blair Thomas Hess, Elliott Hess (Photographer)

Overview

Take a historical tour through the Bluegrass State, with fascinating facts, photos, and tips for travelers.
 
As a border state and strategic territory, Kentucky was fiercely contested by the Union and the Confederacy and had ties to both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. This book guides you to the sites of such battles as Perryville, Middle Creek, and Munfordville, and the childhood homes of both Lincoln and Davis as well as Mary Todd. You’ll also learn about Kentucky’s Confederate capital, Civil War governors, and its African American soldiers.
 
Kentucky natives and adventure aficionados Cameron M. Ludwick and Blair Thomas Hess plot the course for a fun-filled road trip through history and across the Bluegrass State in Presidents, Battles, and Must-See Civil War Destinations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253038999
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Publication date:	03/04/2020
Series:	My Old Kentucky Road Trip
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

Cameron M. Ludwick is a bookworm, trivia nerd, and former band geek who still relies on the survival skills she learned at Girl Scout camp to cope with nature. A Kentucky native, she now has bigger hair and lives in Austin, Texas.
Blair Thomas Hess is a born-and-bred Kentuckian who once won a sack-the-pig contest at the Trigg County Country Ham Festival. She resides in Frankfort, Kentucky, with her daughter and her picture-taking, bourbon-collecting husband.
Together, these long-time friends travel across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, exploring its various wonders and uncovering its best-kept secrets. They share these secrets in the My Old Kentucky Road Trip books, which include The State of Bourbon and Famous Kentucky Flavors. Follow the adventure at myoldkentuckyroadtrip.com and on Twitter (@MyOldKYRoadTrip) and Instagram (@myoldkentuckyroadtrip).

Table of Contents

Part I: The Presidents
A Road Trip to Hodgenville to Visit the Lincolns
Sidebar: Presidents at the Lincoln Birthplace
Other Monuments to Abe in Kentucky
A Road Trip to Lexington to Visit the Todds
A Road Trip to Fairview, Birthplace of the Other First President

Part II: The Battles
Rules for Reenactments
A Road Trip to Western Kentucky's Battlefields
The Battle of Columbus
The Battle of Sacramento-Green River
The Battle of Munfordville
A Road Trip to Eastern Kentucky's Battlefields
The Battles of Camp Wildcat and Mill Springs
The Big Sandy Expedition and the Battle Ivy Mountain
Sidebar: "Bull" Nelson
The Battle of Middle Creek
A Road Trip to Perryville, The Largest Civil War Battle in Kentucky
Sidebar
John Hunt Morgan's Road Trip (By Horse)
Sidebar

Part III: Kentucky War Stories
Kentucky's Confederate Capital
Kentucky's Civil War Governors
Simon Bolivar Buckner
A Road Trip to the Other Fort Boonesboro
African American Soldiers in Kentucky During the War
The Words of War
William Wells Brown
A 'True American'

What People are Saying About This

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Cameron M. Ludwick and Blair Thomas Hess take the reader on a very personal, very interesting, and very enjoyable tour of the Bluegrass State and its Civil War roots, which are still deeply embedded in Kentucky. Theirs is a fascinating look into the myths and realities of life, then and now, in a commonwealth where the conflict truly was the Brothers' War.

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James C. Klotter

Cameron M. Ludwick and Blair Thomas Hess take the reader on a very personal, very interesting, and very enjoyable tour of the Bluegrass State and its Civil War roots, which are still deeply embedded in Kentucky. Theirs is a fascinating look into the myths and realities of life, then and now, in a commonwealth where the conflict truly was the Brothers' War.

Editorial Reviews

"Reading Presidents, Battles, and Must-See Civil War Destinations should be a useful initial step for those planning their first family trip through Kentucky's Civil War backroads."—Civil War Books and Authors

"Cameron M.Ludwick and Blair Thomas Hess take the reader on a very personal, very interesting, and very enjoyable tour of the Bluegrass State and its Civil War roots, which are still deeply embedded in Kentucky. Theirs is a fascinating look into the myths and realities of life, then and now, in a commonwealth where the conflict truly was the Brothers' War."—James C. Klotter, The State Historian of Kentucky

From the Publisher

Reading Presidents, Battles, and Must-See Civil War Destinations should be a useful initial step for those planning their first family trip through Kentucky's Civil War backroads.

Civil War Books and Authors