The History Buff's Guide to Gettysburg by Thomas R Flagel

The History Buff's Guide to Gettysburg by Thomas R Flagel

Prior to the battle of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863, the costliest battle of the Civil War had been Antietam, in September 1862, in which more than 23,000 were killed or wounded in eleven hours. At Gettysburg, approximately 33,000 were killed or wounded and another 10,000 missing in action.

The History Buff's Guide(tm) to Gettysburg covers the action of those days and the surrounding area by means of detailed top-ten lists, ranking the best, worst, first, and most significant elements of the largest and deadliest battle of the Civil War.

Chapters include:

• Coming to the Crossroads: Why the battle was fought, the people involved, key events leading up to the battle, and the role of the environment.
• The Battle: Why Confederate forces prevailed on the first day and Union forces on the second, why Pickett's charge failed, the bloodiest fields of fire, and the actions of civilians during the battle.
• The Last Full Measure: The regiments with the worst losses, the highest-ranking officers wounded or killed, the most common causes of death.
• The Wake of the Battle: Military and civilian reactions, civilian activities after the battle, and lasting effects.
• In Retrospect: The best and worst performing commanders, myths and misconceptions, and enduring controversies.
• Pursuing Gettsyburg: Points of interest on the battlefield and in town, the best monuments, Lincoln sites in the area, sites that have been lost to development, and the best books on Gettysburg.

From the days leading up to the historic battle and the aftermath in which the townsfolk were left to rebuild their lives and town (and the later establishment of the national battlefield park), The History Buff's Guide(tm) to Gettysburg is a fresh, new approach to the subject.

Dr. Thomas R. Flagel is a professor of history at Columbia State Community College in Tennessee. He holds master's degrees in history and international relations and a doctorate in public history. He serves on the Tennessee Preservation Trust board of directors, is the historical adviser to the Granger House Museum in Iowa, and works with other preservation groups, including the Civil War Trust and the National Park Service. He has written articles for Hallowed Ground, the membership magazine of the Civil War Trust, continues to give talks at Gettysburg, and has contributed entries to the Essential Civil War Curriculum, an online encyclopedia sponsored by Virginia Tech. For Cumberland House, Flagel has written The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War, The History Buff's Guide to Gettysburg, The History Buff's Guide to World War II, and The History Buff's Guide to the Presidents. He is also author of Battle Briefings: Gettysburg (Stackpole, May 2019) and War, Memory, and the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion (Kent State, May 2019). He lives near Nashville, Tennessee.

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ISBN 13	9781581825091
ISBN 10	1581825099
Title	The History Buff's Guide to Gettysburg
Author	Thomas R Flagel
Series	History Buff's Guides
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cumberland House Publishing,US
Year published	2006-05-01
Number of pages	352
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