"Filled with striking full-color photographs, more than 500 historic battlefield sites, and dozens of exquisitely detailed maps, National Geographic the Civil War : A Traveler's guide is the best-in-class travel guide on the market. This beautifully illustrated handbook, built on the expertise of the country's most renowned Civil War historians and dozens of Park Service experts, is an indispensable guide for exploring American's War Between the States."--Page 4 of cover.

Includes index.

Introduction -- 25 most important battles of the Civil War -- Civil War Military Leaders -- Map Key -- Map : Decisive and major engagements of the Civil War -- The southeast : Alabama ; Arkanas ; Florida ; Georgia ; Kentucky ; Louisiana ; Mississippi ; North Carolina ; South Carolina ; Tennessee ; Virginia ; West Virginia -- The northeast : Washington, D.C. ; Maryland ; Pennsylvania ; Other northeastern states -- The midwest : Indiana and Ohio ; Kansas ; Minnesota and North Dakota ; Missouri ; Oklahoma ; Other midwestern states -- The west : Colorado ; Idaho ; New Mexico ; Texas ; Other western states -- International : England ; France ; Australia ; Bahamas ; Bermuda ; Canada -- Great campaigns -- Key cities.