The Most Glorious Fourth: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4, 1863The story of the Independence Day that turned the tide of the Civil War. July 4, 1863, was a glorious day for the Union cause. It saw the surrender of Vicksburg and the retreat of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia after a crushing defeat at Gettysburg. In interweaving the narratives of these two storied battles, Duane Schultz has presented a compelling blow-by-blow account of what is arguably the most pivotal point of the entire conflict. All the players are brought to life here, whether it is Lincoln agonizing in the telegraph office while he waits for news from Generals Grant and Meade, General Pete Longstreet trying to cajole Lee into revising his plan of attack, or the women of the towns of Vicksburg and Gettysburg coming under fire and tending to the legions of wounded. We see a nation in the midst of its greatest convulsion, and we see that, while the "Glorious Fourth" dashed the greatest hopes of the Confederacy, the war was far from over. |
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THE MOST GLORIOUS FOURTH: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4th, 1863
用戶評語 - KirkusTwo Civil War victories by the Union make this date the most important July 4 in US history—quibblers should know that the Declaration of Independence wasn't signed on Independence Day.Prolific ... 閱讀評論全文
內容
WHAT WILL THE COUNTRY SAY? | 3 |
AND THEN CAME WAR | 16 |
ROBERT WAS ALWAYS GOOD | 41 |
THE GIBRALTAR OF THE WEST | 67 |
HOW VERY SAD THIS LIFE | 97 |
THE SUSPENSE WAS DREADFUL | 134 |
TO FIND AND FIGHT THE ENEMY | 169 |
WE NEED HELP NOW | 199 |
THE SLAUGHTER WILL BE TERRIBLE | 269 |
FOR GODS SAKE COME QUICK | 295 |
THEYVE BROKE ALL TO HELL | 318 |
THE MOST GLORIOUS FOURTH | 348 |
A STRANGE AND BLIGHTED LAND | 374 |
Chapter Notes | 409 |
Bibliography | 433 |
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書目資訊
| 書名 | The Most Glorious Fourth: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4, 1863 |
| 作者 | Duane P. Schultz |
| 版本 | 圖解 |
| 出版者 | W. W. Norton & Company, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0393048705, 9780393048704 |
| 頁數 | 447 頁 |
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