A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg, the Aftermath of a BattleThis volume covers the more dismal side of the Gettysburg campaign: burials of Union and Confederate corpses, removal of the 3,000 horses killed, care of the wounded, descriptions of field hospitals, disposition of POWs, cleanup of the battle ground, collection of weapons, early relic hunters, battlefield guides, and a tour of the grim and bloody fields as described by a host of early visitors. |
Contents
No Tongue Can Depict the Carnage | 5 |
Sightseers Flock to the Field 7 Cemetery Hill 8 Mencheys | 68 |
A Long Black Shadow | 80 |
Copyright | |
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A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg: The Aftermath of a Battle Gregory Coco Limited preview - 2018 |
A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg : the Aftermath of a Battle Gregory Ashton Coco No preview available - 2017 |
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