Brigades of Gettysburg : the Union and Confederate brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg / Bradley M. Gottfried.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gottfried, Bradley M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia.

United States. Army of the Potomac.

Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.

United States. Army of the Potomac--History.

United States.

Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia--History.

Confederate States of America.

History.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Regimental histories.

Physical Description:

697 pages : maps ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Union and Confederate brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2002.

Summary:

While the battle of Gettysburg is certainly the most-studied battle in American history, a comprehensive treatment of the part played by each unit has been ignored. Brigades of Gettysburg fills this void by presenting a complete account of every brigade unit at Gettysburg and providing a fresh perspective of the battle.

Using the words of enlisted men and officers, the author -- well-known Civil War historian Bradley Gottfried -- weaves a fascinating narrative of the role played by every brigade at the famous three-day battle, as well as a detailed description of each brigade unit. Organized by order of battle, each brigade is covered in complete and exhaustive detail: where it fought, who commanded, what constituted the unit, and how it performed in battle. Innovative in its approach and comprehensive in its coverage, Brigades of Gettysburg is certain to be a classic and indispensable reference for the battle of Gettysburg for years to come.

Contents:

Battle of Gettysburg Maps 13

Union Brigades

I Corps (Reynolds, Doubleday, Newton) 35

1st Division (Wadsworth) 38

1st Brigade (Meredith) 39

2nd Brigade (Cutler) 48

2nd Division (Robinson) 61

1st Brigade (Paul) 62

2nd Brigade (Baxter) 69

3rd Division (Doubleday, Rowley) 79

1st Brigade (Rowley, Biddle) 81

2nd Brigade (Stone) 89

3rd Brigade (Stannard) 97

II Corps (Hancock) 109

1st Division (Caldwell) 111

1st Brigade (Cross) 113

Irish Brigade (Kelly) 118

3rd Brigade (Zook) 121

4th Brigade (Brooke) 126

2nd Division (Gibbon) 135

1st Brigade (Harrow) 136

2nd Brigade (Webb) 143

3rd Brigade (Hall) 151

3rd Division (Hays) 161

1st Brigade (Carroll) 162

2nd Brigade (Smyth) 167

3rd Brigade (Willard) 175

III Corps (Sickles) 185

1st Division (Birney) 187

1st Brigade (Graham) 188

2nd Brigade (Ward) 194

3rd Brigade (de Trobriand) 201

2nd Division (Humphreys) 212

1st Brigade (Carr) 214

2nd Brigade (Brewster) 219

3rd Brigade (Burling) 223

V Corps (Meade, Sykes) 233

1st Division (Barnes) 235

1st Brigade (Tilton) 237

2nd Brigade (Sweitzer) 241

3rd Brigade (Vincent) 245

2nd Division (Sykes, Ayres) 256

1st Brigade (Ayres, Day) 258

2nd Brigade (Burbank) 260

3rd Brigade (Weed) 263

3rd Division (Crawford) 269

1st Brigade (McCandless) 272

3rd Brigade (Fisher) 275

VI Corps (Sedgwick) 283

1st Division (Wright) 285

2nd Division (Howe) 289

3rd Division (Newton, Wheaton) 292

3rd Brigade (Wheaton, Nevin) 296

XI Corps (Howard, Schurz) 301

1st Division (Barlow, Ames) 304

1st Brigade (von Gilsa) 305

2nd Brigade (Ames) 311

2nd Division (von Steinwehr) 321

1st Brigade (Coster) 322

2nd Brigade (Smith) 327

3rd Division (Schurz, Schimmelfennig) 335

1st Brigade (Schimmelfennig, von Amsberg) 336

2nd Brigade (Krzyzanowski) 341

XII Corps (Slocum, Williams) 349

1st Division (Williams, Ruger) 351

1st Brigade (McDougall) 353

2nd Brigade (Lockwood) 359

3rd Brigade (Ruger, Colgrove) 364

2nd Division (Geary) 375

1st Brigade (Candy) 377

2nd Brigade (Kane, Cobham) 383

3rd Brigade (Greene) 387

Confederate Brigades

First Corps (Longstreet) 399

McLaws's Division 402

Kershaw's Brigade 403

Barksdale's Brigade 410

Semmes's Brigade 416

Wofford's Brigade 419

Hood's Division (Hood, Law) 427

Law's Brigade 428

Robertson's Brigade 435

Benning's Brigade 444

Anderson's Brigade 451

Pickett's Division 463

Kemper's Brigade 465

Armistead's Brigade 472

Garnett's Brigade 477

Second Corps (Ewell) 487

Early's Division 490

Gordon's Brigade 492

Hoke's Brigade (Avery) 496

Hays's Brigade 501

Smith's Brigade 507

Rodes's Division 514

Daniel's Brigade 517

Doles's Brigade 523

Iverson's Brigade 527

Ramseur's Brigade 532

O'Neal's Brigade 537

Johnson's Division 548

Steuart's Brigade 550

Nicholl's Brigade (Williams) 557

Walker's Brigade 560

Jones's Brigade 564

Third Corps (Hill) 571

Anderson's Division 574

Wilcox's Brigade 576

Mahone's Brigade 582

Perry's Brigade (Lang) 584

Posey's Brigade 588

Wright's Brigade 593

Heth's Division (Heth, Pettigrew) 604

Pettigrew's Brigade 606

Davis's Brigade 613

Brockenbrough's Brigade 621

Archer's Brigade 625

Pender's Division (Pender, Lane, Trimble) 639

McGowan's Brigade (Perrin) 641

Lane's Brigade 646

Scales's Brigade 651

Thomas's Brigade 656

Bibliography of Union and Confederate Brigades 661.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 661-682) and index.

ISBN:

0306811758

OCLC:

51540892