
Witness to Gettysburg
Inside the Battle That Changed the Course of the Civil War
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The epic battle that turned the tide of the Civil War is vividly recounted in the words of soldiers and civilians who experienced it.
The Battle of Gettysburg is perhaps the most famous conflicts of the American Civil War. Over the course of three brutal and bloody days in July of 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee attempted an invasion of the north, which was in the end successfully repelled by Major General George Meade's Army of the Potomac.
Though this epic battle has been minutely studied, Witness to Gettysburg offers a new perspective. Historian Richard Wheeler tells the story in both historical and human terms, almost entirely through the words of participants, both soldier and civilian, male and female.
The technical statements in these firsthand accounts have been checked against official records and the personal stories have been verified as credible. Through this process, Wheeler has produced a war narrative that is both immediate and authoritative.Frequently asked questions
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Table of contents
- Preface
- 1. Prelude on the Rappahannock
- 2. Sabers at Brandy Station
- 3. Hooker Extends His Right
- 4. The Battle of Winchester
- 5. Exodus from Falmouth
- 6. Another Test for the Cavalry
- 7. Gettysburg and Jubal Early
- 8. Meade Replaces Hooker
- 9. Early at York and Wrightsville
- 10. To the Center of the Web
- 11. Collision at Willoughby Run
- 12. A Losing Game for the Union
- 13. The Retreat to Cemetery Hill
- 14. Deploying for the Showdown
- 15. A Near Thing at the Round Tops
- 16. The Storm at the Salient
- 17. Lightning in the Twilight
- 18. The Third Morning
- 19. Pickett’s Charge
- 20. Concluding Scenes
- Epilogue
- Quotation Sources
- Supplementary References