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978-0-89587-146-6
0-89587-146-7
$19.95 paperback
7 1/2" x 8 1/2"
384 pages
maps, black-and-white photographs, appendix, index
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For decades, Civil War buffs
and tourists have been able to follow signs to famous Civil War sites in
the Carolinas, including Fort Fisher in Wilmington, North Carolina, and
Fort Sumter off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. However, many
of the sites from the states' rich Civil War heritage are off the beaten
path.
Touring the Carolinas'
Civil War Sites helps travelers find the Carolinas' famous Civil War
battlefields, forts, and memorials, as well as the lesser skirmish
sites, homes, and towns that also play a significant role in the war.
The book's nineteen tours cover the entire Carolinas, from the remote
mountains near Marshall in western North Carolina, where Confederate
troops executed a group of Union sympathizers and created a climate of
hate and distrust that lasted for decades after the war; to the Sea
Islands of the South Carolina coast, where the Emancipation Proclamation
was read for the first time to a group of former slaves, prompting a
spontaneous rendition of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." Along the
way, both tourists and armchair travelers will enjoy their visits to
sites such as Fort Hill, the home of fiery South Carolina secessionist
John C. Calhoun; Boone's Mill, where naked Confederates repulsed a
superior Federal force; and the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia,
which houses a comprehensive collection of Civil War relics.
The tours in Touring the
Carolinas' Civil War Sites combine riveting history with clear,
concise directions and maps, creating a book that is as fascinating to
read as it is fun to take on the road. Whether you are a Civil War buff
or just enjoy a fascinating drive through forgotten countryside, Touring
the Carolinas' Civil War Sites provides an unforgettable look at the
Carolinas' Civil War history.
about the author
Clint Johnson is the author of Touring
Virginia's and West Virginia's Civil War Sites, Civil
War Blunders, In the
Footsteps of Robert E. Lee, and In
the Footsteps of Stonewall Jackson. His articles have appeared
in more than 60 magazines and newspapers. He lives in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. |
