Decisions at Gettysburg

by Spruill, Matt

• ISBN13: 9781572337459
• ISBN10: 1572337451
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-16
• Publisher: Univ of Tennessee Pr

Summary

The Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg have inspired scrutiny from virtually every angle. Standing out amid the voluminous scholarship, this book is not merely one more narrative history of the events that transpired before, during, and after those three momentous July days in southern Pennsylvania. Rather, it focuses on and analyzes 19 critical decisions by Union and Confederate commanders that determined the particular ways in which those events unfolded.

Author Biography

Matt Spruill is the author of five battlefield guide books, the most recent of which is Summer Thunder, which explores the deployment of artillery throughout the Battle of Gettysburg. He is a former licensed guide at the Gettysburg National Military Park.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Before the Battle	p. 5
Wednesday, July 1, 1863	p. 25
Thursday, July 2, 1863	p. 49
Friday, July 3, 1863, and Afterward	p. 79
Conclusion	p. 91
A Battlefield Guide to the Critical Decisions at Gettysburg	p. 97
Union Order of Battle	p. 137
Confederate Order of Battle	p. 155
Notes	p. 169
Bibliography	p. 183
Index	p. 191
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