Storming the wheatfield : John C. Caldwell's division in the gettysburg campaign / James Smith II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Command of troops.

Pennsylvania--Gettysburg.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Gettysburg Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

This gripping narrative is an in-depth study of the valiant men of General John Caldwell's Union Division during the Gettysburg Campaign. Caldwell's Division made a desperate stand against a tough and determined Confederate force in farmer George Rose's nearly 20-acre Wheatfield. Ready for harvest, the infamous Wheatfield would change hands nearly six times in the span of two hours of fighting on July 2, becoming a trampled, bloody, no-man's land for thousands of wounded soldiers. Smith examines the lives of the Union soldiers in the ranks-as well as leaders Cross, Kelly, Zook, Brooke, and Caldwell himself. From Colonel Edward Cross's black bandana, to the famed Irish Brigade's charge on Stoney Hill, to a lone young man from Washington County whose grave is marked in stone nearby, James Smith's Storming the Wheatfield goes deep into the lives the soldiers, evoking a personal connection with the troops. Smith painstakingly contacted nearly one hundred descendants of Caldwell's soldiers, producing one of the most extensively researched narratives to date.

Contents:

Caldwell's commanders and brigade histories

The long march to Gettysburg

Saviors of the wheatfield

The bloody aftermath of July 2

A stiff fight on July 3

Pursuing Lee's army.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780999304983

0999304984