A Scotsman Tramped the South in 1864 & Reflected on Americans at War
Life on the Civil War Reserach Trail
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John Francis Campbell journeyed far and wide during his lifetime. A scholar, an author, a traveler, and a rambling renaissance man, he traveled to different parts of the globe to see what he could see. This includes a visit to the war-torn United States in the autumn of 1864.
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