Witness to Gettysburg: Inside the Battle That Changed the Course of the Civil War

by Richard Wheeler

Overview

The epic battle that turned the tide of the Civil War is vividly recounted in the words of soldiers and civilians who experienced it.

The Battle of Gettysburg is perhaps the most famous conflicts of the American Civil War. Over the course of three brutal and bloody days in July of 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee attempted an invasion of the north, which was in the end successfully repelled by Major General George Meade’s Army of the Potomac. 

Though this epic battle has been minutely studied, Witness to Gettysburg offers a new perspective. Historian Richard Wheeler tells the story in both historical and human terms, almost entirely through the words of participants, both soldier and civilian, male and female. 

The technical statements in these firsthand accounts have been checked against official records and the personal stories have been verified as credible. Through this process, Wheeler has produced a war narrative that is both immediate and authoritative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811741569
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/14/2023
Series:	Stackpole Military History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	586,343
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Richard Wheeler is also author of four other Civil War histories: Voices of the Civil War, The Siege of Vicksburg, Sherman's March, and Sword over Richmond. He lives in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

1 Prelude on the Rappahannock 1

2 Sabers at Brandy Station 19

3 Hooker Extends His Right 34

4 The Battle of Winchester 41

5 Exodus from Falmouth 56

6 Another Test for the Cavalry 63

7 Gettysburg and Jubal Early 77

8 Meade Replaces Hooker 90

9 Early at York and Wrightsville 97

10 To the Center of the Web 106

11 Collision at Willoughby Run 117

12 A Losing Game for the Union 140

13 The Retreat to Cemetery Hill 154

14 Deploying for the Showdown 167

15 A Near Thing at the Round Tops 183

16 The Storm at the Salient 198

17 Lightning in the Twilight 214

18 The Third Morning 226

19 Pickett's Charge 236

20 Concluding Scenes 251

Epilogue 259

Quotation Sources 261

Supplementary References 264

Index 267