A strange and blighted land : Gettysburg : the aftermath of a battle Gregory A. Coco

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coco, Gregory A. (Gregory Ashton), 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863--Social aspects.

Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Pennsylvania.

Burial--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--History--19th century.

Burial.

Corpse removals--Pennsylvania--Gettysburg--History--19th century.

Corpse removals.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care.

United States.

Prisoners of war--United States--History--19th century.

Prisoners of war.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Physical Description:

xiv, 433 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Gettysburg, PA : Thomas Publications, 1995.

Summary:

This volume covers the more dismal side of the Gettysburg campaign: burials of Union and Confederate corpses, removal of the 3,000 horses killed, care of the wounded, descriptions of field hospitals, disposition of POWs, cleanup of the battle ground, collection of weapons, early relic hunters, battlefield guides, and a tour of the grim and bloody fields as described by a host of early visitors.

Contents:

No tongue can depict the carnage : the battlefield in the aftermath

A long black shadow : the burial of the dead

A great rushing river of agony : the care of the wounded

The woods are full of them : prisoners of war, stragglers, and deserters

The sacred sod : from battlefield to hallowed ground.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 406-419) and index.

ISBN:

0939631822

9780939631827

9781577470410

1577470419

OCLC:

33807266