In this Book
- Pickett's Charge--The Last Attack at Gettysburg
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Civil War America
summary
Sweeping away many of the myths that have long surrounded Pickett's Charge, Earl Hess offers the definitive history of the most famous military action of the Civil War. He transforms exhaustive research into a moving narrative account of the assault from both Union and Confederate perspectives, analyzing its planning, execution, aftermath, and legacy.
Table of Contents
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- ILLUSTRATIONS
- pp. xi-xii
- Chapter 2. The Attackers
- pp. 36-81
- Chapter 3. The Defenders
- pp. 82-124
- Chapter 4. The Bombardment
- pp. 125-165
- Chapter 5. To Emmitsburg Road
- pp. 166-200
- Chapter 6. To the Stone Fence
- pp. 201-247
- Chapter 7. High Tide
- pp. 248-295
- Chapter 8. The Repulse
- pp. 296-340
- Chapter 9. Glory Enough
- pp. 341-384
- Epilogue: Making Sense of Pickett’s Charge
- pp. 385-403
- Order of Battle
- pp. 405-408
- Bibliography
- pp. 459-482
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469603001
Related ISBN(s)
9780807826485, 9780807871294, 9780807898390
MARC Record
OCLC
731680317
Pages
520
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No