The Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 was a turning point in the Civil War, a struggle between North and South that had been raging for two years. This book tells of the momentous battle and of the events that led two great armies to meet in a small town in Pennsylvania. It looks at the character and actions of the leaders and the bravery of the thousands of men who fought and died on the Gettysburg battlefield. It also explores the reasons for the...

The Civil War is the American Iliad. Lincoln, Stonewall Jackson, Grant, and Lee still stand as heroic ideals, as stirring to our national memory as were the legendary Achilles and Hector to the world of the ancient Greeks. Within the story of our Iliad one battle stands forth above all others: Gettysburg. Millions visit Gettysburg each year to walk the fields and hills where Joshua Chamberlain made his legendary stand and Pickett went down to a defeat...

"It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone--they're marching with the army. But then orders...

It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone -- they're marching with the army. But then orders...

Civil War drama depicting the events and personal struggles of the Union and Confederate soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg.

The major facts of the Gettysburg campaign and battle are well known, but controversies about its outcome abound even today. No issue is more, contested than that of the whereabouts of the dashing cavalryman, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart.

This book describes over 200 different sites in Gettysburg's National Military Park. More than 270 color photographs are accompanied by maps showing where each photo was taken. Narratives describe the sites and what took place in the immediate area describing some lesser-known stories behind the battle.

In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia advanced into Pennsylvania in a daring offensive to win the Civil War in a single campaign. They met the Union Army at a quiet crossroads town called Gettysburg, and engaged in the greatest battle ever fought on American soil. Three days of combat ended on July 3 with Pickett's Charge, a heroic assault by nine of Lee's brigades against the Union defenses on Cemetery Ridge....

Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln's famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.