At the forefront of Lee's invasion : retribution, plunder, and clashing cultures on Richard S. Ewell's road to Gettysburg / / Robert J. Wynstra
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| Autore: |
Wynstra Robert J.
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| Titolo: |
At the forefront of Lee's invasion : retribution, plunder, and clashing cultures on Richard S. Ewell's road to Gettysburg / / Robert J. Wynstra
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| Pubblicazione: | Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 973.7/349 |
| Soggetto topico: | Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction : we have our wishes gratified -- A fair opportunity to strike a blow -- A worthy successor of Jackson -- Quite a brilliant little affair -- A thunderbolt from a cloudless sky -- Our reception is somewhat icy -- Wherever Ewell leads, we can follow -- No signs of sympathy with the rebels -- The people are all Union -- These people must have lived like lords -- No army ever fared better -- Enough to frighten us all to death -- Our army left a mark everywhere it went -- I want my requisition filled at once -- We did not come here for nothing -- The general was quite testy -- We had no idea of our destination -- Epilogue : the results are not all unsatisfactory. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "This is about the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania through the eyes of the soldiers and civilians who experienced it"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | At the forefront of Lee's invasion |
| ISBN: | 1-63101-337-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827199203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Civil War soldiers and strategies.