Gettysburg--The First Day - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gettysburg--The First Day write by Harry W. Pfanz. This book was released on 2011-07-01. Gettysburg--The First Day available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For good reason, the second and third days of the Battle of Gettysburg have received the lion's share of attention from historians. With this book, however, the critical first day's fighting finally receives its due. After sketching the background of the Gettysburg campaign and recounting the events immediately preceding the battle, Harry Pfanz offers a detailed tactical description of events of the first day. He describes the engagements in McPherson Woods, at the Railroad Cuts, on Oak Ridge, on Seminary Ridge, and at Blocher's Knoll, as well as the retreat of Union forces through Gettysburg and the Federal rally on Cemetery Hill. Throughout, he draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge many long-held assumptions about the battle.
Gettysburg, Day Three
Gettysburg, Day Three - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gettysburg, Day Three write by Jeffry D. Wert. This book was released on 2015-05-26. Gettysburg, Day Three available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jeffry 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.
Gettysburg July 1
Gettysburg July 1 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gettysburg July 1 write by David G. Martin. This book was released on 1995-09-21. Gettysburg July 1 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Combines scholarly interpretations and the author's own analysis to present a tactical account of the critical first day of the Civil War's greatest battle.
At Gettysburg
At Gettysburg - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook At Gettysburg write by Tillie Pierce Alleman. This book was released on 1889. At Gettysburg available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Gettysburg--The Second Day
Gettysburg--The Second Day - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gettysburg--The Second Day write by Harry W. Pfanz. This book was released on 2011-06-15. Gettysburg--The Second Day available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The second day's fighting at Gettysburg--the assault of the Army of Northern Virginia against the Army of the Potomac on 2 July 1863--was probably the critical engagement of that decisive battle and, therefore, among the most significant actions of the Civil War. Harry Pfanz, a former historian at Gettysburg National Military Park, has written a definitive account of the second day's brutal combat. He begins by introducing the men and units that were to do battle, analyzing the strategic intentions of Lee and Meade as commanders of the opposing armies, and describing the concentration of forces in the area around Gettysburg. He then examines the development of tactical plans and the deployment of troops for the approaching battle. But the emphasis is on the fighting itself. Pfanz provides a thorough account of the Confederates' smashing assaults -- at Devil's Den and Litle Round Top, through the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard, and against the Union center at Cemetery Ridge. He also details the Union defense that eventually succeeded in beating back these assaults, depriving Lee's gallant army of victory. Pfanz analyzes decisions and events that have sparked debate for more than a century. In particular he discusses factors underlying the Meade-Sickles controversy and the questions about Longstreet's delay in attacking the Union left. The narrative is also enhanced by thirteen superb maps, more than eighty illustrations, brief portraits of the leading commanders, and observations on artillery, weapons, and tactics that will be of help even to knowledgeable readers. Gettysburg--The Second Day is certain to become a Civil War classic. What makes the work so authoritative is Pfanz' mastery of the Gettysburg literature and his unparalleled knowledge of the ground on which the fighting occurred. His sources include the Official Records, regimental histories and personal reminiscences from soldiers North and South, personal papers and diaries, newspaper files, and last -- but assuredly not least -- the Gettysburg battlefield. Pfanz's career in the National Park Service included a ten-year assignment as a park historian at Gettysburg. Without doubt, he knows the terrain of the battle as well as he knows the battle itself.
