Description: Further DetailsTitle: Rediscovering Fort SandersCondition: NewEAN: 9781621904816ISBN: 9781621904816Publisher: University of Tennessee PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 09/30/2020Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 333gAuthor: Charles H. Faulkner, Teresa FaulknerLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The American Civil War and Its Impact on Knoxville's Cultural LandscapeDescription: In the fall of 1863, Knoxville came under Union occupation, and troops went immediately to work to strengthen existing defenses and construct new ones. The most important of these was the earthwork atop a hill west of the city that came to be known as Fort Sanders. The fort would be the site of a critical battle on November 29, in which General James Longstreet’s Southern forces mounted a bold but ill-conceived assault that lasted only twenty minutes yet resulted in over eight hundred Rebel casualties. The completion of the fort under General Davis Tilson would safeguard Knoxville from further attack for the rest of the war.Rediscovering Fort Sanders is a unique book that combines a narrative history of pre-Civil War Knoxville, the war years and continuing construction of Fort Sanders, the failed attempts to preserve the postwar fort, and the events which led to its almost total destruction. Research by Terry and Charles Faulkner resulted in two major discoveries: the fort was actually located a block farther to the west then previously recognized, and there are still identifiable remnants of the fortification where none were believed to exist.More than just a chronicle of a significant chapter in Civil War and postwar history, this book will inspire others to continue the effort to ensure that the site and remains of Fort Sanders are preserved and properly commemorated for future generations.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Military History, HistoryType: TextbookRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Rediscovering Fort Sanders
Title: Rediscovering Fort Sanders
EAN: 9781621904816
ISBN: 9781621904816
Release Date: 09/30/2020
Release Year: 2020
Subtitle: The American Civil War and Its Impact on Knoxville's Cultural Lan
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Type: Textbook
Book Title: Rediscovering Fort Sanders : the American Civil War and Its Impact on Knoxville's Cultural Landscape
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Topic: United States / 20th Century, United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 1.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 26.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Teresa Faulkner, Charles H. Faulkner
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
