Gettysburg, Day ThreeJeffry D. Wert re-creates the last day of the bloody Battle of Gettysburg in astonishing detail, taking readers from Meade's council of war to the seven-hour struggle for Culp's Hill -- the most sustained combat of the entire engagement. Drawing on hundreds of sources, including more than 400 manuscript collections, he offers brief excerpts from the letters and diaries of soldiers. He also introduces heroes on both sides of the conflict -- among them General George Greene, the oldest general on the battlefield, who led the Union troops at Culp's Hill. A gripping narrative written in a fresh and lively style, Gettysburg, Day Three is an unforgettable rendering of an immortal day in our country's history. |
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments | 11 |
To a Crossroad | 15 |
Night on the Battlefield | 31 |
Lee and Meade | 41 |
The Whole Hillside Seemed Enveloped in a Blaze | 52 |
None but Demons Can Delight in War | 75 |
No Fifteen Thousand Men | 94 |
We Were on the Eve of Something Desperate | 108 |
Like Feathers Before the Wind | 187 |
Into the Vortex of Death | 204 |
Come On Come On Come to Death | 221 |
It Is My Fault | 237 |
It Was Kill All You Can | 255 |
This Place Called Gettysburg | 287 |
Order of Battle | 303 |
Notes | 326 |
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