Civil War Sites: Official Guide to Battlefields, Monuments, and More

by Sarah Richards (Editor), O. James Lighthizer (Foreword by)

Within this easy-to-use guide, completely revised and updated in clear, concise prose, are more than 500 sites in 28 states--solemn battlefields, gracious mansions, state parks, cemeteries, memorials, museums, and more. Specific directions, hours, and contact information help to plan the trip; evocative description and detailed maps help orient you when you're there. As a new addition, boxed sidebars authored by Congressmen and historians passionately articulate many events of the Civil War.

Genres: Civil War, History, Travel

320 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2003

About the author

I am Sarah—a lifelong Southern belle who will never put sugar in her grits.

I have been published in Bella Grace magazine, writersdigest.com, and my story, “The Ghoul of Whitmire Cemetery,” set in my hometown of Pensacola, Florida, was recognized as an Honorable Mention and published in The Saturday Evening Post’s “Great American Short Stories” anthology in 2016. “The Post-It Poet,” set at my alma mater of Pensacola State College (PSC), placed as an Honorable Mention in the 2019 contest, and “Office Space Cadets,” also set at PSC, placed as Honorable Mention in the 2022 contest.

My Amazon.com author page can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B08G7PDJFV

I am a writing expert for a global proofreading company and edit academic papers for a company based in Finland—all while working towards my B.A. in English, with a concentration in Creative Writing.

I enjoy life with my husband and children in the Florida Panhandle.