The Gettysburg Campaign: The History and Legacy of the Civil War's Most Famous Campaign
ISBN: 9781512099959
*Includes pictures
*Includes accounts of the fighting by soldiers and generals on both sides
*Discusses the controversies surrounding the campaign, such as Stuart's ride before the battle and who's to blame for the Confederate loss
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents
“The failure to crush the Federal army in Pennsylvania in 1863, in the opinion of almost all of the officers of the Army of Northern Virginia, can be expressed in five words—the absence of the cavalry.” – Confederate General Henry Heth
“I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it.” - George Pickett
Without question, the most famous battle of the American Civil War took place outside of the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which happened to be a transportation hub, serving as the center of a wheel with several roads leading out to other Pennsylvanian towns. From July 1-3, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia tried everything in its power to decisively defeat George Meade’s Union Army of the Potomac, unleashing ferocious assaults that inflicted nearly 50,000 casualties in all.
*Includes accounts of the fighting by soldiers and generals on both sides
*Discusses the controversies surrounding the campaign, such as Stuart's ride before the battle and who's to blame for the Confederate loss
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents
“The failure to crush the Federal army in Pennsylvania in 1863, in the opinion of almost all of the officers of the Army of Northern Virginia, can be expressed in five words—the absence of the cavalry.” – Confederate General Henry Heth
“I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it.” - George Pickett
Without question, the most famous battle of the American Civil War took place outside of the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which happened to be a transportation hub, serving as the center of a wheel with several roads leading out to other Pennsylvanian towns. From July 1-3, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia tried everything in its power to decisively defeat George Meade’s Union Army of the Potomac, unleashing ferocious assaults that inflicted nearly 50,000 casualties in all.