Gettysburg: The Place, The Battles, The Outcome

by W. C. Storrick

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA: J. Horace McFarland Company, 1932 Story of the Army of the Potomac and the desperate heartbreaking cruel year of the Civil War in the year of 1863. Battle of Gettysburg led by U.S. General George Meade and Robert E. Lee. Full of human details that bring history to life. Maps. Written to be a condensed version to enable visitors of the battlefied to be able to take in and understand what happened there. Author was connected to the Gettysburg National Park Commission and Superintendent of Guides. As a boy he remembered the flight from his Pennsylvania home when these troops advanced and heard Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address. Includes description of the Military Park; Soldiers National Cemetery, Organiztion charts of officers and armament of both armies; Bibliography. Red cloth cover, Very good minus copy, notwithstanding backstrip is sun tanned and soiled. The pages and page ends show age toning. Many photos.. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .