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Gettysburg Confederate: The Army of Northern Virginia 1 July 1863 (Order of Battle Series , No 1)
written by James Arnold, Roberta Wiener
Studio : Osprey Publishing (UK)
by Osprey Publishing (UK)
Publisher : Osprey Publishing (UK)
Released : 1999-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781855328341
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 1 review)
List Price : $22.95
Our Price : $39.94
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Product Description |
*30 b/w photos
* 20 color photos
* 25 full-color maps
* 20 charts * 7 x 9
The first day of fighting at Gettysburg appeared to belong to the Confederates, as they hounded Union soldiers through the streets of the town. The new Order of Battle Series detail the organization, historical background, and performance of each army unit that converged at Gettysburg. Individual acts of courage are counterposed against the Confederate commanders'inability or unwillingness to capitalize on their first day's success. July 1 ended with the Army of Northern Virginia in the familiar position of having driven their foes in near route. However, at dusk, in the failing light, the Army of the Potomac could be seen gathering itself on the forbidding heights south of Gettysburg. |
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Excellent addition to students of Gettysburg campaign. |
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This book is a superb addition to students of the Gettysburg Campaign as well as those of Lee's army. It details the Confederate order of battle on the first day of the great Pennsylvania battle. If one is seeking a more dramatic,enlarged account of the first day they might look elswhere. This book however is best suited for those of us that seek sterile details such as unit strengths, and individual company names of individual units(although not complete).The text is well written and informative. There are photos of the brigade commanders,color drawings of many of the unit flags and good maps. A minor mistake was in identifying a photo of Brig.General McGowan as that of Brig.General Iverson. This however is tiny flaw in a book filled with the minute detail many of us hunger for when it comes to that vaunted American Army..the Army of Northern Virginia. |
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