Physical Description:print 544 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 30 cm.
Publisher:Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2008.
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [539]-540) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue : Chancellorsville - the Rebels lose a general, the Yankees a battle ; Jackson's death and Hooker's defeat - the consequences for Gettysburg -- Section one : orders of battle ; formation and unit definitions ; State contributions ; Summary of engaged formations and units ; The orders of battle -- Section two : The infantry ; Regimental strengths and organization ; Infantry firearms and other weapons ; Ammunition ; Firing drills and fire control ; Uniforms and equipment ; Infantrymen on the march ; Tactics at Gettysburg -- Section three : The artillery ; Terminology ; Battery organization ; Cannon at Gettysburg ; Artillery equipment and implements ; Ammunition ; Effectiveness of artillery fire ; Artillery tactics at Gettysburg ; Summary of artillery statistics ; Artillery command and control at Gettysburg ; Artillery horses -- Section four : The cavalry ; Cavalry prior to Gettysburg ; Regimental strength and organization ; Cavalry weapons ; Uniforms and equipment ; Cavalry on the march ; The cavalry's roles and tactics ; Cavalry command and control at Gettysburg -- Section five : other arms and services ; Supply and transport ; Medical services ; Signals -- Section six : command and control ; Political control ; Military control : army commanders ; General officers ; Staff ; Army headquarters ; Military intelligence -- Section seven : the road to Gettysburg ; The Confederacy in May, 1863 ; Hooker's situation and thinking in May, 1863 ; The campaign ; Controversies : should Lee have conducted a strategic offensive? ; Who was to blame for Lee's lack of information -- Section eight : the battlefield -- Section nine : the battle - day one ; Problems and plans ; July 1 - an overview ; The morning ; Highlight : the struggle for the railroad cut ; The lull : noon-2:00 p.m. ; The early afternoon ; Highlights : the first afternoon attack by Rodes' division from Oak Hill ; The occupation, defense and loss of Blocher's Knoll ; The late afternoon and early evening ; Controversy : the Rebel's failure to take Cemetery or Culp's Hill -- Section ten : the battle - day two ; Problems and plans ; Morning and early afternoon ; July 2 - an overview ; Hood's divisional attack ; Highlight : the attack and defense of Little Round Top ; McLaw's divisional attack ; Highlight : the 9th Massachusetts Battery at the Millerstown Road and Trostle Farm ; Anderson's divisional attack ; Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill ; Meade's council of war ; Controversies : Captain Johnston's Reconnaissance ; Longstreet - attitude, actions and consequence on July 2 -- Section eleven : the battle - day three ; Problems and plans ; July 3 - outline of events ; The struggle for Culp's Hill ; Pickett's Charge : the artillery duel ; Pickett gets his order to advance ; Highlight : the Confederate infantry assault ; Controversy : should Pickett's charge have bee made and could it have succeeded? ; Cavalry actions : East Cavalry Field (Rummel Farm) ; Farnsworth's charge against the Rebel right ; The cavalry fight at Fairfield -- Section twelve : the aftermath ; Casualties ; Problems and plans ; Outline of important events, July 3-14 -- Epilogue : the 50th anniversary reunion -- Appendix 1 : Lincoln's Gettysburg Address -- Appendix 2 : The Congressional Medal of Honor -- Appendix 3 : the new museum and visitor center at Gettysburg.
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