Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg / edited by Jay Luvaas, Harold W. Nelson, Leonard J. Fullenkamp ; maps by Steven Stanley.

Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Published/​Created
Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2012.
Description
xiv, 346 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

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Series
  • U.S. Army War College guides to Civil War battles [More in this series]
  • The U.S. Army War College guides to Civil War battles
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
  • How to Use This Book
  • Part I. The First Day, Wednesday 1 July 1863
  • The Moves to Contact
  • The Meeting Engagement on McPherson's Ridge
  • The Second Assault
  • Initial Confederate Attacks North of the Railroad Cut
  • Ewell Enters the Battle
  • Union Defenses North of Gettysburg
  • Barlow's Knoll
  • Cemetery Hill
  • Part II. The Second Day, Thursday 2 July 1863
  • Deliberation over Lee's Plan of Attack
  • Black Horse Tavern
  • Lee's Terrain Appreciation
  • "McLaws Cannot Execute His Orders"
  • Hood's Attack on 2 July
  • Law Moves Forward
  • Union Skirmishers on Big Round Top
  • Little Round Top
  • Devil's Den
  • Kershaw's Attack
  • 17th Maine
  • The Wheatfield : Union Responses
  • Stony Hill
  • Peach Orchard
  • Humphrey's Reverse Slope Defense
  • McGilvery's Artillery Line
  • Hancock's Line Holds
  • Spangler's Spring
  • Pardee Field
  • Summit of Culp's Hill
  • Defense of Cemetery Hill
  • Part III. The Third Day, Friday 3 July 1863
  • Longstreet's Assault
  • The High-Water Mark
  • The National Cemetery
  • Benner's Hill
  • East Cavalry Field
  • Gregg's Attack
  • Stuart Withdraws
  • Appendix I: Capabilities and Doctrine in the Civil War
  • Appendix II: Logistics
  • Appendix III: Order of Battle
  • Appendix IV: Casualties.
Other title(s)
U.S. Army War College guide to the Battle of Gettysburg.
ISBN
  • 9780700618538 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • 0700618538 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • 9780700618545 (paper : acid-free paper)
  • 0700618546 (paper : acid-free paper)
LCCN
2012011403
OCLC
783520860
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