The Civil War Sites in Georgia

<p>In Georgia you will find . . .</p><ul><li>The celebrated locomotive General</li><li>Mrs. Robert E. Lee's rolling pin</li><li>The original handwritten Confederate constitution</li><li>A Confederate statue that was lynched and buried</li><li>The world's largest sculpture</li><li>The nation's largest national battlefield park</li><li>A unique double-barreled cannon</li><li>The grave of the last Confederate veteran</li></ul><p>Georgia was so devastated during the Civil War that nearly a century was required to recover from its effects. During those one hundred years Georgians forged a state that has become a leader of the nation but they have never forgotten their heritage.</p><p><em>Civil War Sites in Georgia</em> is a brief history of the Civil War in Georgia and a comprehensive guide to more than 300 Civil War sites including 25 battlefields 35 museums 40 Confederate cemeteries 2 national cemeteries 300 statues and monuments 5 forts 5 Confederate prisons and 5 Civil War-related national state and municipal parks. Entries are arranged geographically. The book is illustrated with 42 photographs and 9 maps.</p>