This book uses archaeology to explore Civil War encampment sites, showing how interpreting and preserving these locations helps illuminate the lives of soldiers of the era.
Clarence R. Geier is professor emeritus of anthropology at James Madison University, is coeditor of From These Honored Dead: Historical Archaeology of the American Civil War. David Orr professor emeritus of anthropology at Temple University, is coeditor of Historical Archaeology of the Revolutionary War Encampments of Washington’s Army.Matthew Reeves is director of archaeology for the Montpelier Foundation and adjunct associate professor of anthropology at James Madison University.