This volume contains both a short but detailed history of the historic battle, as well as a "guided tour" of the site as it exists today.
Describes the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, and includes details on troop movements of both the Union and Confederate armies, the notable figures on the battlefield, and the famous Gettysburg Address.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
This new edition features an itinerary of the Army of the Potomac reprinted from War Department documents.
This first volume of three discusses the tactical decisions made on day one and the ensuing combat, while also including a brief summary of the grand strategy in the Eastern Theater of the war, the conduct of the Pennsylvania Campaign from ...
Discusses the history, significant figures, and outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg.
A detailed account of the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest war fought on American soil, plus an examination of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg address.
More than 150 firsthand accounts of the American Civil War, many of them long forgotten and previously unpublished. Includes accounts from Lee, Longstreet, Pickett, Meade, and Hancock.
Provides a detailed account of this decisive battle of the Civil War including events leading up to it, the course of the battle itself, and its consequences.
Vivid eyewitness accounts of the wounded, of skirmishes, attacks and counterattacks, estimates of losses, marks of battle, and burial of the dead. 2 maps.
Michael A. Dreese. The fight for McPherson's Ridge by John S. Heiser. Opposite:O‡cers of the 20th New York State Militia. Lieutenant Edward. 5. July ¡, ¡863: The Battle Opens 75.