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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... early on Sunday morning , June 7. ” Hood's and McLaws ' divisions of Longstreet's Corps were on hand to greet Ewell's men , who would continue to arrive throughout the day . The sta- tus report that Lee sent to Richmond this day was ...
... Early ohnson Rodes ( + Jenkins ) Shenandoah River Cedar- ville Potomac Point of Rocks Barnesville Poolesville June 10-13 , 1863 11 12 Reynolds Han- Birney Meade Sedg- Howard Slocum ( 1st ) cock Sickles Sykes wick ( 2nd ) ( 3rd ) ( 5th ) ...
... Early's divisions tramped along the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, while Rodes' men followed on a parallel route farther east. On June 11, after meeting with Lee, Ewell himself would ride out of Culpeper, eventually catching up with ...
... Early enjoyed hearing a band play “ Bonnie Blew Flag " and did his share of gawking at the “ pritty and kind ladies ” in the small town of Washington who provided fresh water to the passing soldiers . Lee penned a letter of concern to ...
... Early had any better luck . For their part , Early's soldiers ran into stiffer opposition blocking the Valley Pike , so they likewise held back . Off to the east , Rodes advanced to Berryville only to discover that the Feder- als posted ...