Hiking Through History: Civil War Sites on the Appalachian Trail

By Leanna Joyner

Walk the Appalachian Trail with a deeper sense of what happened beneath your feet.

Hiking through History: Civil War Sites on the Appalachian Trail reveals the powerful human stories embedded in the ridgelines, gaps, river crossings, and mountain towns of the A.T. corridor. From Georgia to Maine, author Leanna Joyner connects hikers with Civil War battlefields and skirmish sites, Underground Railroad routes, the history of Harpers Ferry, the Maryland Campaign, The Battle of Gettysburg, and more.

Combining concise historical context with practical hike information, this guide helps readers understand how the Appalachian Trail landscape intersects with some of the most consequential events in American history. Featured routes include hikes near Hot Springs, Shelton Graves, Wind Rock, McAfee Knob, Mosby's Confederacy, Loudoun Heights, Harpers Ferry, Maryland Heights, South Mountain, Caledonia State Park, and more.

Explores Civil War, Underground Railroad, and Reconstruction-era sites along and near the Appalachian Trail Includes hike descriptions, trailhead details, distances, and difficulty ratingsWritten for day hikers, thru-hikers, history travelers, educators, and Civil War readers Published by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, with proceeds supporting preservation of the Appalachian Trail experience

Practical, reflective, and deeply rooted in place, Hiking through History invites readers to see the Appalachian Trail not only as a footpath through wild country, but also as a corridor of freedom, conflict, memory, and national transformation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889386944
• ISBN13: 9781889386942
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conference
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"