
Pickett's Charge
Eyewitness Accounts at the Battle of Gettysburg
Richard Rollins(Author)
Stackpole Books (Publisher)
Published on 10. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-8117-3235-2 (ISBN)
Description
More than 150 firsthand accounts of the American Civil War, many of them long forgotten and previously unpublished
Includes accounts from Lee, Longstreet, Pickett, Meade, and Hancock
Maps pinpoint each writer's location on the battlefield At Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, Confederate soldiers launched one of history's most famous infantry assaults: Pickett's Charge. Using the participants' own words, Richard Rollins deftly reconstructs that momentous event. Separate sections cover planning and preparation; the preliminary artillery barrage; the charges of Pickett's, Pettigrew's, and Trimble's Divisions; and defensive actions up and down the Federal line. From the generals who devised the assault to the lower-level officers and men who bravely walked through shell and shot, Rollins offers a comprehensive, panoramic view of the charge.
Includes accounts from Lee, Longstreet, Pickett, Meade, and Hancock
Maps pinpoint each writer's location on the battlefield At Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, Confederate soldiers launched one of history's most famous infantry assaults: Pickett's Charge. Using the participants' own words, Richard Rollins deftly reconstructs that momentous event. Separate sections cover planning and preparation; the preliminary artillery barrage; the charges of Pickett's, Pettigrew's, and Trimble's Divisions; and defensive actions up and down the Federal line. From the generals who devised the assault to the lower-level officers and men who bravely walked through shell and shot, Rollins offers a comprehensive, panoramic view of the charge.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations; Maps
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
39 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8117-3235-2 (9780811732352)
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Richard Rollins also wrote Guide to Pennsylvania Troops at Gettysburg and The Damned Red Flags of the Rebellion.