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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974696303321

Autore

Hamblen Charles P. <1916-1986.>

Titolo

Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg / / by Charles P. Hamblen ; edited by Walter L. Powell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kent, Ohio, : Kent State University Press, c1993

ISBN

1-61277-745-7

0-585-26225-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PowellWalter Louis

Disciplina

973.7/349

Soggetti

Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863

Connecticut History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

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 (p. 144-147) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Maps""; ""Acknowledgment ""; ""Preface ""; ""1. Connecticut on the March: The Roads to Gettysburg ""; ""2. ""Always Brave and Energetic"": The 17th Connecticut at Barlow's Knoll ""; ""3. ""My Poor Regiment"": The 27th Connecticut and the Wheat Field Fight""; ""4. ""We Had a Hand-to-Hand Conflict"": The 17th Connecticut at East Cemetery Hill""; ""5. ""Only a Battle Would Give Us Possession"": The 5th and 20th Connecticut at Culp's Hill""; ""6. ""The Last Throw of the Dice"": The 14th Connecticut and the Fight for Cemetery Ridge""

""7. ""They Felt the Shock of Battle"": The Aftermath""""Appendix: Connecticut Casualties at Gettysburg""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Charles P. Hamblen's posthumous text provides the first account in more than 25 years of soldiers from the Nutmeg State and their role during the Battle of Gettysburg.Dramatic narrative is interwoven with excerpts from the letters and diaries of Connecticut's fighting ranks to produce an extended overview of the battle that will appeal to Civil War buffs, first-time students of Gettysburg, and those interested in Connecticut history.  Special attention is given to the 17th Connecticut regiment's distinguished part in the conflict at Barlow's Knoll and East



Cemetery Hill, including the little-known action at the Josiah Benner Farm on July 1, 1863.Supplemented with numerous photographs of the participants, many of which have never before been published, and detailed maps pinpointing the position of Connecticut's five regiments during the battle, Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg offers an original retelling of the greatest battle of the Civil War.