In this Book
- Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Civil War America
summary
In a groundbreaking, comprehensive history of the Army of Northern Virginia's retreat from Gettysburg in July 1863, Kent Masterson Brown draws on previously untapped sources to chronicle the massive effort of General Robert E. Lee and his command as they sought to move people, equipment, and scavenged supplies through hostile territory and plan the army's next moves. Brown reveals that even though the battle of Gettysburg was a defeat for the Army of Northern Virginia, Lee's successful retreat maintained the balance of power in the eastern theater and left his army with enough forage, stores, and fresh meat to ensure its continued existence as an effective force.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xv
- 3. We Must Now Return to Virginia
- pp. 67-92
- 4. All That Was Dear to Me Is Gone
- pp. 93-120
- 5. The Scene Was Wild and Desolating
- pp. 121-144
- 6. That Vast Procession of Misery
- pp. 145-162
- 7. An Awful Time Crossing South Mountain
- pp. 163-187
- 10. Nowhere Is Safe
- pp. 234-255
- 12. A Strong Line of Gopher Holes
- pp. 287-319
- 13. I Would Die before Being Taken Prisoner
- pp. 320-352
- Appendix: Order of Battle
- pp. 391-415
- Bibliography
- pp. 475-503
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469602943
Related ISBN(s)
9780807829219, 9780807869420, 9780807872093
MARC Record
OCLC
712044679
Pages
552
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No