Gettysburg--Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill / Harry W. Pfanz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pfanz, Harry W. (Harry Willcox), 1921-

Series:

Civil War America.

Civil War America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this companion to his celebrated earlier book, Gettysburg--The Second Day, Harry Pfanz provides the first definitive account of the fighting between the Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill--two of the most critical engagements fought at Gettysburg on 2 and 3 July 1863. Pfanz provides detailed tactical accounts of each stage of the contest and explores the interactions between--and decisions made by--generals on both sides. In particular, he illuminates Confederate lieutenant general Richard S. Ewell's controversial d

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Two Generals and Their Armies; 2. The Only Position; 3. Ewell and Howard Collide; 4. Retreat to Cemetery Hill; 5. The Rebels Take the Town; 6. Ewell Hesitates; 7. Slocum and Hancock Reach the Field; 8. Getting Ready for the Fight; 9. Skirmishers, Sharpshooters, and Civilians; 10. Brinkerhoff 's Ridge; 11. The Artillery, 2 July; 12. Blunder on the Right; 13. Johnson Attacks!; 14. Early Attacks Cemetery Hill; 15. Cemetery Hill-The Repulse; 16. Gulp's Hill-Johnson's Assault, 3 July; 17. The Last Attacks; 18. Counterattacks near Spangler's Spring

19. 3 July, Mostly Afternoon20. Epilogue; Appendix A. Spangler's Spring; Appendix B. Two Controversies; Appendix C. Order of Battle: Army of the Potomac and Army of Northern Virginia, 1-3 July 1863; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-487) and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908868-7-3

979-88-9313-471-1

1-4696-0299-7

0-8078-6974-0

OCLC:

741492914