The Third Day at Gettysburg & Beyond (Military Campaigns of the Civil War) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807847534 ISBN 13: 9780807847534

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1998

Synopsis

Original essays refocus the final day at Gettysburg and examine pivotal issues of the engagements, including why Meade failed to pursue Lee, Longstreet's role in Pickett's charge, and the impact of the South's defeat on its myths.

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Review:

This collection proves that new scholarship surrounding the battle is not only possible but exciting.

"Civil War History"

These well-written and well-documented essays are an important contribution to Gettysburg historiography.

"Louisiana History"

[Gallagher] has provided a mini-treasure for Civil War specialists in this compilation of well-written and challenging theses.

"Booklist"

"Remarkably consistent in focus and high quality, its articles offer fresh research and a coherent, innovative perspective.

"West Virginia History""

"Both serious students of Gettysburg and general Civil War enthusiasts will find these essays thought-provoking, informative, and challenging.

"Civil War Regiments""

İGallagher¨ has provided a mini-treasure for Civil War specialists in this compilation of well-written and challenging theses.

"Booklist"

Remarkably consistent in focus and high quality, its articles offer fresh research and a coherent, innovative perspective.

"West Virginia History"

Both serious students of Gettysburg and general Civil War enthusiasts will find these essays thought-provoking, informative, and challenging.

"Civil War Regiments"

Synopsis:

The six essays collected here explore the enduring impact of the America Civil War on that nation's national consciousness. Contributors examine subjects as diverse as tactics, the uses of autobiography and the power of myth-making in the southern tradition. Their work should help to refocus the view of the third day at Gettysburg, illustrating the rewards of imaginative scholarship - even for the most intensely studied battle in America's history. The contributors are Robert L. Bee, A. Wilson Greene, Gary W. Gallagher, Robert K. Krick, Willian Garrett Piston and Carol Reardon.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0807847534
• ISBN 13: 9780807847534
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230
• Editor: Gallagher Gary W.