The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 by Britt C. Isenberg - 9781636246338

The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863Author(s): Britt C. Isenberg\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Casemate Publishers, United States\nImprint: Casemate Publishers\nISBN-13: 9781636246338, 978-1636246338\nSynopsis\nThe second day at Gettysburg has defined what most Americans know today about 1863s most pivotal campaign in the Civil Wars eastern theater. Two veteran armies in transition clashed desperately, in the process immortalizing sites such as Devils Den, the Slaughter Pen, Little Round Top, The Wheatfield, the Peach Orchard, Cemetery Ridge, and Culps Hill for all time. Not surprisingly, the drama produced a set of controversial and sometimes mythological characters whose names have become synonymous with the Gettysburg landscapeLongstreet, Barksdale, Hood, Hancock, Sickles, Greene, Chamberlain, and many more. \n\nThe fighting that day had serious implications for both armies that would affect not only the outcome of the bloodiest battle, but the entire war.\n\nThis fully ill.