We Fought at Gettysburg
We Fought at Gettysburg

Author: Carolyn Ivanoff

Publisher: Gettysburg Publishing

Published: 2023-03-27

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1734627662

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We Fought At Gettysburg follows the 17th Connecticut Regiment through the Gettysburg Campaign and beyond in June and July of 1863. William H. Warren dedicated his life to compiling the accounts of his comrades in the 17th Connecticut. Many are published here for the first time. These are the words of those who lived through the trauma of combat and survived to write about it. Many of these men were wounded, taken prisoner, lost friends, and suffered themselves on this great battlefield of the war. These men tell what they experienced at Gettysburg in their own words. They describe what they saw, thought, and felt on the battlefield. Their story is told here through fascinating firsthand accounts, numerous photographs, including a photographic index of the regiment, and maps by Phil Laino.

I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (I Survived #7)
I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (I Survived #7)

Author: Lauren Tarshis

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 0545532256

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The bloodiest battle in American history is under way . . . It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone--they're marching with the army.But then orders come through: The men are called to battle in Pennsylvania. Thomas has made it so far . . . but does he have what it takes to survive Gettysburg?

The Horse at Gettysburg
The Horse at Gettysburg

Author: Chris Bagley

Publisher: Gettysburg Publishing

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1734627638

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Horses are one of the many unsung heroes of the American Civil War. These majestic animals were impressed into service, trained, prepared for battle, and turned into expendable implements of war. There is more to this story, however. When an army’s means and survival is predicated upon an animal whose instincts are to flee rather than fight, a bond of mutual trust and respect between handler and horse must be forged. Ultimately, the Battle of Gettysburg resulted in thousands of horses killed and wounded. Their story deserves telling, from a time not so far removed.

What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?
What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?

Author: Jim O'Connor

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-02-07

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1101610263

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"Four score and seven years ago..." begins Abraham Lincoln's beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. The South had been winning up to this point. So how did Union troops stop General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North? With black-and-illustrations throughout and sixteen pages of photos, this turning point in history is brought vividly to life.

We Fought at Gettysburg
We Fought at Gettysburg

Author: Carolyn Ivanoff

Publisher:

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780999304945

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"This is a unit history of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, a U.S. Army regiment of the U.S. Civil War. The book focuses on the unit's story from its formation in 1862 to its participation in the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. The regiment's Gettysburg experience is recounted through veterans' firsthand accounts, with context and narrative added by the author"--

Cain at Gettysburg
Cain at Gettysburg

Author: Ralph Peters

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2012-02-28

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 1429968478

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Winner of the American Library Association's W. Y. Boyd Award for Excellence in Military Fiction Two mighty armies blunder toward each other, one led by confident, beloved Robert E. Lee and the other by dour George Meade. They'll meet in a Pennsylvania crossroads town where no one planned to fight. In this sweeping, savagely realistic novel, the greatest battle ever fought on American soil explodes into life at Gettysburg. As generals squabble, staffs err. Tragedy unfolds for immigrants in blue and barefoot Rebels alike. The fate of our nation will be decided in a few square miles of fields. Following a tough Confederate sergeant from the Blue Ridge, a bitter Irish survivor of the Great Famine, a German political refugee, and gun crews in blue and gray, Cain at Gettysburg is as grand in scale as its depictions of combat are unflinching. For three days, battle rages. Through it all, James Longstreet is haunted by a vision of war that leads to a fateful feud with Robert E. Lee. Scheming Dan Sickles nearly destroys his own army. Gallant John Reynolds and obstreperous Win Hancock, fiery William Barksdale and dashing James Johnston Pettigrew, gallop toward their fates.... There are no marble statues on this battlefield, only men of flesh and blood, imperfect and courageous. From New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Army officer Ralph Peters, Cain at Gettysburg is bound to become a classic of men at war. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Boys of Wartime: Will at the Battle of Gettysburg
Boys of Wartime: Will at the Battle of Gettysburg

Author: Laurie Calkhoven

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-02-16

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0142419877

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In 1863, 12-year-old Will, who longs to be a drummer in the Union army, is stuck in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. But when the Union and Confederate armies meet, he and his family are caught up in the fight.

The Illustrated Gettysburg Reader
The Illustrated Gettysburg Reader

Author: Rod Gragg

Publisher: Regnery Publishing

Published: 2013-06-10

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 1621570436

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Examines the Battle of Gettysburg through letters, journals, articles, and speeches from the people who lived through those days.

Why We Fought
Why We Fought

Author: Robert B. Westbrook

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2012-01-11

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1588343707

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Why We Fought is a timely and provocative analysis that examines why Americans really chose to sacrifice and commit themselves to World War II. Unlike other depictions of the patriotic “greatest generation,” Westbrook argues that, strictly speaking, Americans in World War II were not instructed to fight, work, or die for their country—above all, they were moved by private obligations. Finding political theory in places such as pin-ups of Betty Grable, he contends that more often than not Americans were urged to wage war as fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, lovers, sons, daughters, and consumers, not as citizens. The thinness of their own citizenship contrasted sharply with the thicker political culture of the Japanese, which was regarded with condescending contempt and even occasionally wistful respect. Why We Fought is a profound and skillful assessment of America's complex political beliefs and the peculiarities of its patriotism. While examining the history of American beliefs about war and citizenship, Westbrook casts a larger light on what it means to be an American, to be patriotic, and to willingly go to war.

Gettysburg--The First Day
Gettysburg--The First Day

Author: Harry W. Pfanz

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 493

ISBN-13: 0807898406

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For good reason, the second and third days of the Battle of Gettysburg have received the lion's share of attention from historians. With this book, however, the critical first day's fighting finally receives its due. After sketching the background of the Gettysburg campaign and recounting the events immediately preceding the battle, Harry Pfanz offers a detailed tactical description of events of the first day. He describes the engagements in McPherson Woods, at the Railroad Cuts, on Oak Ridge, on Seminary Ridge, and at Blocher's Knoll, as well as the retreat of Union forces through Gettysburg and the Federal rally on Cemetery Hill. Throughout, he draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge many long-held assumptions about the battle.