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The complete Gettysburg guide : walking and driving tours of the battlefield, town, cemeteries, field hospital sites and other topics of historical interest / J. David Petruzzi ; maps and photography by Steven Stanley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Petruzzi, J. David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
- Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.)--Tours.
- Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- El Dorado Hills, Calif. : Savas Beatie ; Newbury : Casemate [distributor], 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Winner of The Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, for Reference, 2009.Some two million people visit the battlefield at Gettysburg each year. It is one of the most popular historical destinations in the United States. Most visitors tour the field by following the National Park Service's suggested auto tour. The standard tour, however, skips crucial monuments, markers, battle actions, town sites, hospital locations, and other hidden historical gems that should be experienced by everyone. These serious oversights are fully rectified in The Complete Gettysburg Guide, penned by
- Contents:
- Introduction; Foreword; Helpful Hints; Overview of the Battle and Campaign of Gettysburg; Tour of the June 26 Skirmishes at Marsh Creekand Bayly's Hill: White's and French's Virginia Cavalry Rout the 26th Pennsylvania Militia and Bell's Cavalry; Tour of the First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg; Tour of the Second and Third Day of the Battle of Gettysburg; Tour of the Fight at Brinkerhoff's Ridge, July 2 and the Battle at East Cavalry Field, July 3; Tour of the Battle of Hunterstown, July 2; Tour of the Battle of Fairfield, July 3; Tour of Historical Sites in the Town of Gettysburg
- Tour of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at GettysburgTour of Gettysburg's Evergreen Cemetery; Stories in Stone: Rock Carvings on the Gettysburg Battlefield; Tour of Outlying Field Hospital Sites at Gettysburg; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611210446
- 1611210445
- OCLC:
- 797916132
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