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

by Richard Wheeler

Overview

From the events that led to the clash at Gettysburg in July 1863 to the retreat of Robert E. Lee's defeated Confederates, Richard Wheeler uses the words of participants--both Northern and Southern--to bring one of the Civil War's bloodiest, most pivotal battles to life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811739856
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	08/15/2021
Series:	Witness to Gettysburg
Edition description:	2021 Edition
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	671,115
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Richard Wheeler was a military historian and author of several books about World War II and the Civil War.

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