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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463359003321

Autore

Hillstrom Kevin <1963->

Titolo

The Battle of Gettysburg [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin Hillstrom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2013

ISBN

1-78402-620-4

0-7808-1324-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Collana

Defining moments

Disciplina

973.7349

Soggetti

Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863

Electronic books.

Pennsylvania History Civil War, 1861-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How To Use This Book""; ""Research Topics for Defining Moments: The Battle of Gettysburg""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One Slavery Threatens the Union""; ""Chapter Two America Erupts into Civil War""; ""Chapter Three Armies Gather Near Gettysburg""; ""Chapter Four The Battle is Joined""; ""Chapter Five Pickett�s Charge and Lee�s Retreat""; ""Chapter Six The War Draws to a Close""; ""Chapter Seven Legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg""; ""Biographies""; ""Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914)""; ""Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)""

""Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886)""""Robert E. Lee (1807-1870)""; ""Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)""; ""James Longstreet (1821-1904)""; ""George G. Meade (1815-1872)""; ""George E. Pickett (1825-1875)""; ""J. E. B. “Jeb� Stuart (1833-1864)""; ""Primary Sources""; ""The Army of Northern Virginia Invades Pennsylvania""; ""Lee�s Army Advances to Gettysburg""; ""Impressions of the Battle from a British Observer""; ""Longstreet and Lee Debate Strategy before the Second Day of Battle""; ""Chamberlain Describes the Battle of Little Round Top""

""Meade Decides to Stay Put after Day Two at Gettysburg""""A Rebel Officer Remembers Pickettâ€?s Charge""; ""A Yankee Soldier Recalls Pickettâ€?s Charge""; ""A Northern Newspaper Hails the Victory at Gettysburg""; ""General Lee Writes Home after Gettysburg""; ""Lincolnâ



€?s Unsent Letter to Meade""; ""Lincolnâ€?s Gettysburg Address""; ""Woodrow Wilson Addresses Civil War Veterans at Gettysburg""; ""A Civil War Historian Reflects on Gettysburg""; ""Important People, Places, and Terms""; ""Chronology""; ""Sources for Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""

""Index""