Presents the Battle of Gettysburg from all sides with eyewitness accounts, archival photographs, and the latest research.
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"Fondly Do we Hope, Fervently Do we Pray, that this Mighty Scourge of war May Speedily Pass Away."It's June 1863. The Army of Northern Virginia is marching north. General Robert E. Lee, brimming with confidence after his army's brilliant victory the month before at Chancellorsville, Virginia, has a bold plan: Attack the Union army on its own soil. He believes another big victory could demoralize the Union army and encourage war-weary Northerners to demand an end to the war. In exchange for peace, the South could win its independence.On July 1 a chance meeting between Union and Confederate forces on a road into town erupts into the biggest, bloodiest battle ever to take place on the North American continent. At the end of two days the Yankees hold the high ground. To reach them the Rebels would have to march uphill across open fields into enemy fire. Lee is advised to pull out---to pick a new site more advantageous for his troops. He refuses. Almost 5,600 of his men are killed, wounded, or captured in the final hour of fighting on Cemetery Ridge.In Summer's Bloodiest Days, author-historian Jennifer Weber combines gripping eyewitness accounts and dramatic artwork with a riveting narrative to tell the story of Gettysburg from all sides. Names such as Devil's Den, Little Round Top, and Pickett's Charge take on new meaning as readers learn about the incredible sacrifices made there---often by soldiers in their teens.Don't Miss Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War: How the North Used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Ironclads, High-Powered Weapons, and More to win the Civil War; by Thomas B. Allen and Roger MacBride Allen.
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