| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 534 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Civil War America |
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Civil War America (Series)
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| Contents |
Prologue : this has been a sad day for us -- Take what is necessary for the army -- The flies and vermin of the dog days -- We must now return to Virginia -- All that was dear to me is gone -- The scene was wild and desolating -- That vast procession of misery -- An awful time crossing South Mountain -- Use your sabres, don't strike, but thrust! -- The cutting and slashing was beyond description -- Nowhere is safe -- By the blessing providence, I will do it -- A strong line of gopher holes -- I would die before being taken prisoner -- It is heart-rending to live among such scenes -- Epilogue : the army achieved a general success -- Appendix : order of battle |
| Summary |
Brown details the retreat of the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg in July 1863, focusing on the complex logistics of moving a 57-mile wagon and ambulance train and tens of thousands of livestock through hostile territory while scavenging for provisions and planning the army's next moves |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-503) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863.
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HISTORY.
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Gettysburg (Pa.) -- Schlacht.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2004011781 |
| ISBN |
9780807869420 |
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0807869422 |
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9781469602943 |
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1469602946 |
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