Ghosts of Gettysburg. More Ghosts of Gettysburg. Ghosts of Gettysburg III. The Killer Angels. He rode into the dark of the woods and dismounted. He crawled upward on his belly over cool rocks out into the sunlight, and suddenly he was in the open and he could see for miles, and there was the whole vast army below him, filling the valley like a smoking river. It came out of a blue rainstorm in the east and overflowed the narrow valley road, coiling along a stream, narrowing and choking at a white bridge, fading out into the yellowish dust of June but still visible on the farther road beyond the blue hills, spiked with flags and guidons like a great chopped bristly snake, the snake ending headless in a blue wall of summer rain.
The spy tucked himself behind a boulder and began counting flags. Must be twenty thousand men, visible all at once. Two whole Union Corps. He could make out the familiar black hats of the Iron Brigade, troops belonging to John Reynold’s First Corps. He looked at his watch, noted the time. There were fat Dutch barns, prim German orchards. “Sir? “Yes.” (less) Cain of Gettysburg. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. James M. McPherson is the author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, which won a Pulitzer Prize in history, and For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, a Lincoln Prize winner. He is the George Henry Davis Professor of American History at Princeton University in New Jersey, where he also lives. His newest book, entitled Abraham Lincoln, celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth with a short, but detailed look at this president's life.
(Bowker Author Biography) James M. His earliest work, "The Struggle for Equality," studied the activities of the Abolitionist movement following the Emancipation Proclamation. "From Limited to Total War: 1861-1865" shows the depth of the political and social transformation brought about during the Civil War. Professor McPherson's writings are not just about the middle decades of the nineteenth century but are also about the last decades of the twentieth century. (Bowker Author Biography) (less) Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage. An executive producer for National Public Radio, Trudeau (Like Men of War: Black Troops in the Civil War) opens his new book with no apologies, saying that the time is right for another comprehensive work on the Battle of Gettysburg. This book begins on May 15, 1863, and describes in minute detail the events leading up to the battle, the battle itself (often hour by hour), and Lee's retreat in the early hours of July 4.
Trudeau skillfully intertwines his narrative with firsthand accounts using letters, diaries, memoirs, and after-action reports from local residents, soldiers, and officers. He offers new insights on familiar controversies such as Confederate General Ewell's role on the first day of fighting, Robert E. Lee's mood for battle, and Major General Meade's reluctance to fight. (c) Copyright 2010. Terms of useDescriptive content provided by Syndetics™, a Bowker service. (less) Damn Dutch: Pennsylvanian Germans at Gettysburg. This is the first work to highlight the contributions of regiments of the Pennsylvania Dutch and post-1820 immigrant Germans at the Battle of Gettysburg. On the first day, the 1st Corps, in which many of the Pennsylvania Dutch regiments served, and the half-German 11th Corps, which had five regiments of either variety in it, bought with their blood enough time for the federals to adequately prepare the high ground, which proved critical in the end for the Union victory.
On the second day, they participated in beating back Confederate attacks that threatened to crack the Union defenses on Cemetery Hill and in other strategic locations. Terms of useDescriptive content provided by Syndetics™, a Bowker service. (less) This is the first work to highlight the contributions of regiments of the Pennsylvania Dutch and post-1820 immigrant Germans at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg: Organization, Equipment, Ammunition and Tactics; All things related to the battle of Gettysburg continue to fascinate the reading public, but few know artillery's important role in deciding the outcome of that epic battle. Philip Cole has now written a detailed account of the technical and organizational factors behind Union and Confederate artillery actions at Gettysburg, focusing on the operation of the artillery branches-their organization, men, equipment, ammunition, and performance.
In this fresh approach, Cole amasses technical detail on manpower, command structure, logistics, and artillery technology and analyzes each detail in light of its impact on the battle. In doing so, he never loses sight of the human drama behind the guns-the many tales of heroism and human suffering of the artillery units. Cole's conclusions on the role of artillery at Gettysburg will influence historians and researchers for years to come. Terms of useDescriptive content provided by Syndetics™, a Bowker service. (less) Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg. Day One: July 1, 1863 We'll begin our tour three miles northwest of the Gettysburg town square, at the intersection of Knoxlyn Road and U.S. Route 30, the historic Chambersburg Pike.
Here, on the morning of July 1, were posted the outlying pickets of the Eighth Illinois Cavalry. As the sun burned away the mist, they spotted a column of Confederate infantry marching toward them. Why were these soldiers here, more than one hundred miles north of the Rappahannock River in Virginia, where they had confronted each other until only three weeks earlier? Those who have watched the electric map presentation at the National Park Visitor Center have learned the apparently paradoxical fact that the Confederates approached Gettysburg from the north and the Union army came up from the south.
The preceding six months had been a low point for the Union cause. Morale in the Army of the Potomac sank to its lowest point during the winter of 1862-63. Two weeks later an opportunity arose. (less) The Most Glorious Fourth. When the smoke cleared at Gettysburg : the tragic aftermath of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Receding tide : Vicksburg and Gettysburg : the campaigns that changed the Civil War. It's a poignant irony in American history that on Independence Day, 1863, not one but two pivotal Civil War battles ended in Union victory, marked the high tide of Confederate military fortune, and ultimately doomed the South's effort at secession.
But on July 4, 1863, after six months of siege, Ulysses Grant's Union army finally took Vicksburg and the Confederate west. On the very same day, Robert E. Lee was in Pennsylvania, parrying the threat to Vicksburg with a daring push north to Gettysburg. For two days the battle had raged; on the next, July 4, 1863, Pickett's Charge was thrown back, a magnificently brave but fruitless assault, and the fate of the Confederacy was sealed, though nearly two more years of bitter fighting remained until the war came to an end.
In Receding Tide, Edwin Cole Bearss draws from his popular Civil War battlefield tours to chronicle these two widely separated but simultaneous clashes and their dramatic conclusion. (less) On the very same day, Robert E. The Battle of Gettysburg (DVD) The Civil War in Pennsylvania 1861-1865. 150th Anniversary Events in Commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address. Gettysburg 150th. 150th Anniversary Events. 150th Gettysburg Reenactment - A Blue Gray Alliance Event - 150th Gettysburg Reenactment A Blue Gray Alliance Reenactment. The Civil War: 150 Years - The National Park Service. Visit The Gettysburg Battlefield. Gettysburg Battlefield Tours. Tour with a Licensed Battlefield Guide Licensed Battlefield Guides train for years and must pass extensive tests administered by the National Park Service to qualify to give tours.
There are two options for touring—privately in your own car or by bus. See Ticket Prices & Packages for costs, discounts and to purchase tickets and make reservations. Reserve your Licensed Battlefield Guide tour at least three days before your scheduled visit. Battlefield Tours by Car Your own personal Licensed Battlefield Guide will drive your car and take you on a two-hour tour of the battlefield. Buy Tickets Battlefield Tours by Bus Climb aboard a climate-controlled motor coach for a tour of the battlefield led by a Licensed Battlefield Guide.
Tour on your own Throughout the town of Gettysburg and Gettysburg National Military Park, you will find Auto Tour signs and numbers like the one at the left. Field Guides and Audio CD Tours Self-Guided Auto and Walking Tours. Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau. Gettysburg National Military Park. History & Relevance of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Loading Photos from the Library of Congress and Gettysburg NMP Archives The Civil War The American Civil War was a conflict between the United States of America, represented by the Union, and The Confederate States of America, represented by the Confederacy fought between 1861 and 1865. Described “as the most dramatic, violent and fateful experience in American history,” the Civil War remains a defining moment in our nation's history. The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg has often been referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Rebellion.” Who Fought at Gettysburg More than 165,000 soldiers of The Army of Northern Virginia (the Confederacy), commanded by Gen. The Gettysburg Address The Soldiers’ National Cemetery was dedicated in November 1863, four months after the Battle of Gettysburg.