Lieutenant Mitchell Shreve leads a platoon of Tennesseans as they escort a family across Pennsylvania to Gettysburg.
William Thomas Venner. Gregory A. Coco, A Vast Sea of Misery: A Historical Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1 - November 20, 1863. Gettysburg, PA: Thomas Publications, 1988.
But they were caught in a bad fix because of the “very great obstacles,” in the words of Major John Corbett Timberlake, speaking of the fences. A New Kent County farmer, Corporal Benjamin N. Timberlake, age 28 of Company E (Pamunkey ...
Soon after I had executed this order, putting Lowrance on the right, I was relieved of the command of the division by Major-General Trimble, who acted under the same orders that I had received. Heth's division was much larger than ...
This book covers a critical part of the Battle of Gettysburg.
More than 150 firsthand accounts of the American Civil War, many of them long forgotten and previously unpublished.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.
Pickett's Charge, the climactic assault on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg, has become the American version of the Charge of the Light Brigade, and it is one of the most famous events of the entire Civil War.
Pickett's Charge, the climactic assault on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg, has become the American version of the Charge of the Light Brigade, and it is one of the most famous events of the entire Civil War.
This Leonaur book on this pivotal action contains several essential perspectives by different authors and includes many maps and illustrations.
This Leonaur book on this pivotal action contains several essential perspectives by different authors and includes many maps and illustrations.
A dramatic re-creation of a pivotal episode during the Civil War battle draws on more than 150 firsthand accounts, including commentary by Lee, Longstreet, Pickett, Meade, Hancock, and others, that describe the planning, preparation, ...
In Pickett's Charge: The Untold Story, author Bruce Mowday explores the story of what the heroic Union soldiers, led by General Alexander Webb, had to endure during this assault by Southern forces, a story that deserves recognition and has ...
"The book is most interesting for the bright nuggets of information Tucker presents as he unfolds the attack minute by minute, foot by foot.… The account is a mosaic of thousands of tiny pieces that, seen whole, amounts to a fascinating ...
Pickett’s Charge is a detailed analysis of one of the most iconic and defining events in American history. This book presents a much-needed fresh look, including the unvarnished truths and ugly realities, about the unforgettable story.
Gettysburg; Pickett; Emmitsburg Road; Gibbon; Hay; Pettigrew; Wilcox.
This is to avenge his brother, who was needlessly killed by Union soldiers, outside of any conflict.