"Provides locations of battles and skirmishes, hospitals, prison camps, military academies, factories and navy yards, islands, rivers, creeks, fords, ferries and railroad stations, temporary forts and camps. Entries explain the origin of each placename and its wartime connections. Appendix lists population figures from the 1860 census, completing this informative supplement for Civil War scholars and enthusiasts"--Provided by publisher.

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"This timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States--winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many other honors--reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions....