Gettysburg: A Testing of CourageAmerica's Civil War raged for more than four years, but it is the three days of fighting in the Pennsylvania countryside in July 1863 that continues to fascinate, appall, and inspire new generations with its unparalleled saga of sacrifice and courage. From Chancellorsville, where General Robert E. Lee launched his high-risk campaign into the North, to the Confederates' last daring and ultimately-doomed act, forever known as Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg gave the Union army a victory that turned back the boldest and perhaps greatest chance for a Southern nation. Now acclaimed historian Noah Andre Trudeau brings the most up-to-date research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history of the battle of Gettysburg that sheds fresh light on virtually every aspect of it. Deftly balancing his own narrative style with revealing firsthand accounts, Trudeau brings this engrossing human tale to life as never before. |
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... Maine , had seen action during the battle— deemed Hooker's performance at Chancellorsville a " fearful shock " to the army . Meanwhile , in the 7th Indiana , a First Corps regiment that had missed the combat , a lieutenant diagnosed the ...
... Maine added a bit of horsing around to the combat prac- tice . A diarist in the regiment wrote that the men " charge [ d ] double quick , the band [ got in the way , and the players ] . . . climb [ ed ] trees and skedadled , spoiled one ...
... Maine , and Ohio were sent into the Loudoun Valley through the gateway village of Aldie . They were met on its outskirts by equally determined troopers from Virginia , who battled them throughout the day . At dusk the grim - faced ...
... Maine ( Third Corps ) took stock of some of these " sunshine " soldiers : " They look very nice , as if they are just out of the bureau drawer and intend to return there immediately , ” he noted . “ We are lousy and filthy and , curi ...
... Maine , " While the Regiment was plodding along , slowly picking its way in the dark , one of the boys fell into a deep ditch and when inquired of as to what he was doing down there he answered back , ' Boys , here's the gap . I've ...