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First editon. |
| Description |
xix, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-231) and index. |
| Contents |
Diverse German immigrants and ethnic identity on the eve of the Civil War / Christian B. Keller -- German-Americans and the war up to Gettysburg / Martin Oefele -- The Pennsylvania Dutch as first defenders / David L. Valuska -- The Pennsylvania Dutch and "the hard hand of war" / Christian B. Keller -- The campaign and battle of Gettysburg / Scott Hartwig -- "Fight with what is left" / David L. Valuska -- Pennsylvania's German-Americans, a popular myth, and the importance of perception / Christian B. Keller -- The Pennsylvania Dutch fight for "old Dutch Pennsylvania" / David L. Valuska -- After Gettysburg / Christian B. Keller and David L. Valuska -- Pennsylvania Dutch music -- Ballad of the Schimmelfennig Memorial Dining Hall. |
| Summary |
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 federalists 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 defences on Cemetery Hill and in other strategic locations. |
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Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
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Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, German American.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, German American.
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Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
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Pennsylvania Dutch -- History.
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Military participation -- German American.
(OCoLC)fst01353725
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Pennsylvania Dutch. (OCoLC)fst01057000
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Regimental histories. (OCoLC)fst01354209
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Pennsylvania. (OCoLC)fst01204598
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Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg.
(OCoLC)fst01214261
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658 |
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Battle of Gettysburg (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania : 1863) (OCoLC)fst01404274 |
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1861-1865
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Keller, Christian B.
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Hartwig, Scott.
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Öfele, Martin, 1968-
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| ISBN |
0811700747 (hardback) |
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9780811700740 (hardback) |
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