Summer thunder : a battlefield guide to the artillery at Gettysburg / Matt Spruill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spruill, Matt.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.)--Tours.

Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.).

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Artillery operations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Among the myriad books examining the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), Summer Thunder is one of a kind. A terrific resource for visitors to the national military park, it explores the clashing armies' deployment of artillery throughout the battle-from one position to another, from one day to the next. Matt Spruill, a retired U.S. Army colonel and former licensed Gettysburg guide, carefully takes readers to every point on the battlefield where artillery was used, and combining his own commentary with excerpts from the Official Records and other primary sources, he reveals th

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Prelude; 2. Wednesday, July 1, 1863; 3. Thursday, July 2, 1863; 4. Friday, July 3, 1863; 5. The Aftermath; Appendix I. Union Artillery Order of Battle; Appendix II. Confederate Artillery Order of Battle; Appendix III. Army of the Potomac Weapons Distribution by Corps and Reserve; Appendix IV. Army of Northern Virginia Weapons Distribution by Corps and Battalion; Appendix V. Cannons at Gettysburg; Appendix VI. Benner's Hill, July 2, 1863; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613098559

9781283098557

1283098555

9781572337411

1572337419

OCLC:

699521296