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Pfanz Harry W (Harry Willcox), <1921-> |
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Gettysburg--the first day / / Harry W. Pfanz |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2001 |
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979-88-908750-5-1 |
979-88-9313-138-3 |
1-4696-0301-2 |
0-8078-9840-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (496 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The definitive account by the Battle's leading authority."--Cover. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [437]-457) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Fredericksburg to the Potomac; Chapter 1. Ewell's Raid; Chapter 2. Lee's Army Concentrates; Chapter 3. Meade's Pursuit; Chapter 4. Meade and Reynolds; Chapter 5. Reconnaissance in Force; Chapter 6. Reynolds's Final and Finest Hour; Chapter 7. Cutler's Cock Fight; Chapter 8. McPherson Woods; Chapter 9. The Railroad Cut; Chapter 10. Noon Lull; Chapter 11. Howard and the Eleventh Corps; Chapter 12. Ewell and Rodes Reach the Field; Chapter 13. Oak Ridge; Chapter 14. Daniel's and Ramseur's Brigades Attack; Chapter 15. Daniel Strikes Stone |
Chapter 16. Schurz Prepares for BattleChapter 17. Early's Division Attacks; Chapter 18. Gordon and Doles Sweep the Field; Chapter 19. The Brickyard Fight; Chapter 20. Heth Attacks; Chapter 21. Retreat from McPherson Ridge; Chapter 22. Seminary Ridge; Chapter 23. Retreat through the Town; Chapter 24. Cemetery Hill; Chapter 25. Epilogue; Appendix A. John Burns; Appendix B. The Color Episode of the 149th P.V.I.; Appendix C. Children of the Battlefield; Appendix D. Order of Battle; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Though a great deal has been written about the battle of Gettysburg, much of it has focused on the events of the second and third days. With |
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this book, the first day's fighting finally receives its due. Harry Pfanz, a former historian at Gettysburg National Military Park and author of two previous books on the battle, presents a deeply researched, definitive account of the events of July 1, 1863. After sketching the background of the Gettysburg campaign and recounting the events immediately preceding the battle, Pfanz offers a detailed tactical description of the first day's fighting. He |
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