"Strong Men of the Regiment Sobbed Like Children": John Reynolds' I Corps at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863

“Historian and author John Michael Priest brings to vivid reality the chaos, combat, heroism, and hurting that engulfed the Army of the Potomac’s I Corps west of Gettysburg on that bloody Wednesday. It is an excellent addition to Gettysburg historiography. It is definitely a resource upon which current and future historians and authors will use widely.” —Emerging Civil War

The fighting on the first day at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, was unexpected, heavy, confusing, and in many ways, decisiv...