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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... Attack : Three Scenarios 323 July 2 : Sickles and Longstreet Deploy 329 July 2 : Robertson's and Law's Scrambled Advance 338 July 2 : Benning and Anderson Strike Sickles 350 July 2 : Action on Little Round Top 361 July 2 : Caldwell ...
... attack had fallen squarely on the poorly positioned Eleventh, whose commander had chosen to ignore the warning signs, leaving his men to their fate. They had fought better than might have been expected, but few outside the corps gave ...
... attacked that our Army must soon be depleted to such an extent that we should not be able to hold a force in the field sufficient to meet our adversary . " He argued that instead , “ we should work so as to force the enemy to attack us ...
... attack , and Pleasonton because Stuart was not where he was supposed to be . The Union plan called for two columns to cross the Rappahannock , unite at Brandy Station , and then attack the Rebel cavalry camps , which were thought to be ...
... attack on Winchester . The Yankee troops holding the town were concen- trated in a series of strong points located ... attacked . ” Lee did the best he could from a distance : his reply expressed confidence in Ewell's on - site judgment ...