| Edition |
2nd ed., rev. and expanded. |
| Description |
xiv, 346 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The U.S. Army War College guides to Civil War battles |
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U.S. Army War College guides to Civil War battles.
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| Note |
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. |
| Subject |
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
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Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.) -- Tours.
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Historic sites -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg Region -- Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Luvaas, Jay.
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Nelson, Harold W.
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Fullenkamp, Leonard.
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Stanley, Steven.
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| Added Title |
U.S. Army War College guide to the Battle of Gettysburg.
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| ISBN |
9780700618538 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0700618538 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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9780700618545 (paper : acid-free paper) |
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0700618546 (paper : acid-free paper) |
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