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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... field of U.S. military history. Even on the international stage, there are only a handful of military encounters whose understanding has been so remarkably enhanced and sharpened over the years. The bibliography at the back of this ...
... Field 229 July 1 : Second Fight for Oak Hill 234 July 1 : Assault on Seminary Ridge 238 July 1 : Coster's Last Stand July 1 : Reinforcements Arriving Gettysburg 1863 July 2 : The Bliss Farm July 2 : Lower Seminary Ridge Deployments July ...
... field armies fighting for the Confederacy. Those entering the Tredegar Iron Works passed the still-smoldering ruins of the Crenshaw Mill. This neighboring five-story brick building had burst into flame at around two o'clock that morning ...
... field at the head of an army , Gen. Joseph Hooker was no match for Gen. R. E. Lee . ” Not everyone shared this pessimistic outlook , however . " The army is neither disorganized , discouraged , or dispirited , ” insisted a soldier in ...
... field sufficient to meet our adversary . " He argued that instead , “ we should work so as to force the enemy to attack us , in such good position as we might find in his own country . . . which might assure us of a grand triumph ...