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First Day at Gettysburg, July 1 1863 by James A. Hessler (2025, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCase Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-101636244793
ISBN-139781636244792
eBay Product ID (ePID)26071165500
Product Key Features
Book TitleFirst Day at Gettysburg, July 1 1863
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / Pictorial, United States / General
Publication Year2025
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorJames A. Hessler
Book SeriesCase Mate Illustrated Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews...blends text with maps, leader sidebars, an event timeline, period B&W photography, modern color images, and orders of battle. ...you're in good hands with a Gettysburg expert like Hessler at the helm., Hessler does a nice job recounting the events that led up to the initial clashes and the results of the battles. It's a nice addition to the series.
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume NumberCIS0049
Dewey Decimal973.7349
Table Of ContentThe Armies Reorganize after Chancellorsville Lee Moves North Meade Takes Command June 30 encounter & Buford's Arrival Opening Shots and Heth's Advance John Reynolds Arrives Late Morning Action with the Iron Brigade and the Bloody Railroad Cut Afternoon Action: Ewell's Corps arrives from the North Barlow Knoll and the Union Collapse of Howard's XI Corps Winfield Hancock Arrives and Rallies the Union on Cemetery Hill Conclusion
SynopsisOften overshadowed by the fighting on following days, July 1, 1863, was one of the bloodiest single engagements of the entire Civil War. Fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this narratives sets the stage for the Civil War's greatest battle and covers the heroism, decisions, and mistakes made on the first day at Gettysburg., "...blends text with maps, leader sidebars, an event timeline, period B&W photography, modern color images, and orders of battle. ...you're in good hands with a Gettysburg expert like Hessler at the helm." -Civil War Books & Authors The summer of 1863 started off disastrously for the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater. In early May, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia defeated and humiliated Major General Joseph Hooker's army at the Battle of Chancellorsville. While both armies reorganized in the wake of Chancellorsville's massive losses, Lee then maintained the initiative and launched an invasion of Pennsylvania. Throughout June, Lee's army advanced deeper into Pennsylvania and Northern efforts to stop his progress were ineffective until Major General George Meade replaced Hooker as commander of the Army of the Potomac. On July 1, 1863, Meade and Lee's large armies collided outside of the crossroads town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The stakes were never higher for either army as the newly promoted Meade defended Northern soil, while General Lee risked everything by taking the war into enemy territory.The first day of the Battle of Gettysburg is often overshadowed by fighting on the following days, but July 1 was one of the bloodiest single engagements of the entire Civil War. Many of the decisions leading to and through Gettysburg's first day remain steeped in controversy. Did Meade intend to fight on the Pipe Creek line in Maryland until subordinates such as Major General John Reynolds forced the engagement at Gettysburg? Did the absence of J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry really leave Lee "blind" to his opponent's movements? Was Lee's desire to avoid a general engagement ignored by his own officers? With neither commanding general on the battlefield for much of the day, crucial decisions remained in the hands of subordinates such as John Buford, John Reynolds, A. P. Hill, Richard Ewell, and Oliver Howard.This Casemate Illustrated volume sets the stage for the Civil War's greatest battle and covers the heroism, decisions, and mistakes made on the first day at Gettysburg.
LC Classification NumberE475.53.H4 2025
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