Title: Louisville and the Civil War
Subtitle: a history and guide
First published: 2008
Description: Learn how a thriving antebellum city became a crucial outpost for the Union army while its citizens were besieged with constant fear of guerilla warfare and swift Rebel vengeance. Trace the steps of soldiers, commanders and civic leaders on the enclosed map, which includes over thirty Union forts that once peppered Louisville's landscape, as well as long-forgotten hideaways and hotbeds of insurgence. Explore Union casinos and brothels along Jefferson and Fourth Street; the infamous Louisville Military Prison; Jefferson General Hospital, the third largest during the war; and the original Galt House, site of Union General Bull Nelson's assassination. Join renowned Civil War expert and Louisville native Bryan S. Bush as he traverses Louisville, a city bristling with Civil War history.
Subjects: Guidebooks, Historic sites, History, Louisville (Ky.) Civil War, 1861-1865, Louisville (ky.), Kentucky, guidebooks, Kentucky, history
Places: Kentucky, Louisville, Louisville (Ky.)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865
LC classification: F459.L8 B87 2008