Gettysburg: The Confederate and Union Views of the Most Decisive Battle of the War--In One Volume (Eyewitness to the Civil War)
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In this unique series the Civil War comes vividly to life. Here are eyewitness accounts--many available for the first time in decades--by generals, journalist, and ordinary foot soldiers, both blue and gray, who relive the conflict in all its terrible glory. Each volume brings you a human perspective on the war--its most decisive battles, its most remarkable personalities.
Gettysburg. In some ways it epitomized the entire war: three hot days in July filled with missed opportunities, great courage, inconsistent leadership, and horrific, relentless carnage. In this rare volume we see the battle from both sides, as experienced by two very different combatants, one Union and the other Confederate. From Little Round Top to Devil's Den to Pickett's Charge, Lt. Frank A. Haskell and Col. William C. Oates, one in meticulous hindsight and the other still feverish with war, re-create three days that changed American history. Here are the momentous decisions of Lee, Longstreet, and Meade. Here are the fatal maneuverings of the forces in the field. And here, in descriptions unmatched in Civil War literature, is all the heartbreak and triumph of Gettysburg.
Info
ISBN: 9780553298321
Published Date: August 1, 1992
Publisher: Bantam Books
Language: English
Page Count: 335
Size: 6.89" l x 4.17" w x 0.95" h
Category
History & Geography