Eyewitness Gettysburg: The Civil War's Greatest Battle

by Rod Gragg

Overview

One hundred and fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the words of the soldiers and onlookers present for those three fateful days still reverberate with the power of their courage and sacrifice. Eyewitness Gettysburg gathers letters, journals, articles and speeches from the people who lived through those legendary three days. Tied together with narrative by historian Rod Gragg and illustrated with a wealth of photographs and images, Eyewitness Gettysburg will transport you to the battlefield, immersing you in the emotional intensity of the struggle of brother against brother for the future of the United States of America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621573012
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	06/27/2016
Series:	Civil War Collection
Edition description:	First Trade Paper Edition
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	1,023,069
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

The list of Regnery authors reads like a "who's who" of conservative thought, action, and history.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 "Advance into Pennsylvania" 1

Chapter 2 "Look at Pharaoh's Army Going to the Red Sea" 23

Chapter 3 "Into the Jaws of the Enemy" 49

Chapter 4 "We Must Fight a Battle Here" 89

Chapter 5 "He Is There and I Am Going to Attack Him" 143

Chapter 6 "Advance, Colonel, and Take Those Colors" 193

Chapter 7 "It Was a Close and Bloody Struggle" 229

Chapter 8 "The Whole Rebel Line Was Pouring Out Thunder and Iron" 279

Chapter 9 "Up, Men, and to Your Posts!" 331

Chapter 10 "Only the Flag of the Union Greets the Sky" 383

Appendix 1 Official After-Action Report of Major General George Meade 421

Appendix 2 Official After-Action Report of General Robert E. Lee 431

Acknowledgments 453

Notes 455

Bibliography 471

Index 485