Louisville and the Civil War: A History & Guide

By Bryan S. Bush

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The History Press
• Release date: Sep 29, 2008
• ISBN: 9781614232315

Bryan S. Bush

Bryan Bush is a Louisville native with a passion for history, especially the Civil War. He has consulted for movie companies and other authors, coordinated with other museums on displays of various museum articles and artifacts and written for magazines, such as the Kentucky Explorer and Back Home in Kentucky . Mr. Bush has published more than fourteen books on the Civil War and Louisville history, including Louisville's Southern Exposition and The Men Who Built the City of Progress: Louisville During the Gilded Age . Bryan Bush has been a Civil War reenactor for fifteen years, portraying an artillerist. In December 2019, Bryan Bush became the park manager for the Perryville State Historic Site.

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