Witness to Gettysburg
Author - Richard Wheeler
Year published - 1987
Published by - New American Library
Book Format - Soft Cover
Genre - American Civil War
Summary
WITNESS TO GETTYSBURG brings the bloodiest, most crucial battle of the Civil War to life in on-the-spot eyewitness accounts. From the courageous fighting men and officers to the men and women watching as the conflict raged through their towns, from the reporters riding with the regiments to the children excited or terrified by the titanic drama unfolding before them-each account stems from personal experience and blends with the whole to create a startlingly vivid tapestry of war. In their own words, and through the eyes of their closest aides, such commanders as Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart, George Meade, and Abner Doubleday emerge as memorable men-and so does the 70-year-old Gettysburg resident John Burns, angry at the rebels for milking and driving away his cows, who got permission to fight with a Union regiment, was three times wounded, and emerged from the battle as a national hero.
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Author - Richard Wheeler
Year published - 1987
Published by - New American Library
Book Format - Soft Cover
Genre - American Civil War
Summary
WITNESS TO GETTYSBURG brings the bloodiest, most crucial battle of the Civil War to life in on-the-spot eyewitness accounts. From the courageous fighting men and officers to the men and women watching as the conflict raged through their towns, from the reporters riding with the regiments to the children excited or terrified by the titanic drama unfolding before them-each account stems from personal experience and blends with the whole to create a startlingly vivid tapestry of war. In their own words, and through the eyes of their closest aides, such commanders as Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart, George Meade, and Abner Doubleday emerge as memorable men-and so does the 70-year-old Gettysburg resident John Burns, angry at the rebels for milking and driving away his cows, who got permission to fight with a Union regiment, was three times wounded, and emerged from the battle as a national hero.
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Author - Richard Wheeler
Year published - 1987
Published by - New American Library
Book Format - Soft Cover
Genre - American Civil War
Summary
WITNESS TO GETTYSBURG brings the bloodiest, most crucial battle of the Civil War to life in on-the-spot eyewitness accounts. From the courageous fighting men and officers to the men and women watching as the conflict raged through their towns, from the reporters riding with the regiments to the children excited or terrified by the titanic drama unfolding before them-each account stems from personal experience and blends with the whole to create a startlingly vivid tapestry of war. In their own words, and through the eyes of their closest aides, such commanders as Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart, George Meade, and Abner Doubleday emerge as memorable men-and so does the 70-year-old Gettysburg resident John Burns, angry at the rebels for milking and driving away his cows, who got permission to fight with a Union regiment, was three times wounded, and emerged from the battle as a national hero.
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