One Continuous Fight

One Continuous Fight PDF Author: Eric J. Wittenberg
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 193271443X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 706

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Book Description
The titanic three-day battle of Gettysburg left 50,000 casualties in its wake, a battered Southern army far from its base of supplies, and a rich historiographic legacy. Thousands of books and articles cover nearly every aspect of the battle, but not a single volume focuses on the military aspects of the monumentally important movements of the armies to and across the Potomac River. One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863 is the first detailed military history of Lee's retreat and the Union effort to catch and destroy the wounded Army of Northern Virginia. Against steep odds and encumbered with thousands of casualties, Confederate commander Robert E. Lee's post-battle task was to successfully withdraw his army across the Potomac River. Union commander George G. Meade's equally difficult assignment was to intercept the effort and destroy his enemy. The responsibility for defending the exposed Southern columns belonged to cavalry chieftain James Ewell Brown (Jeb) Stuart. If Stuart fumbled his famous ride north to Gettysburg, his generalship during the retreat more than redeemed his flagging reputation. The ten days of retreat triggered nearly two dozen skirmishes and major engagements, including fighting at Granite Hill, Monterey Pass, Hagerstown, Williamsport, Funkstown, Boonsboro, and Falling Waters. President Abraham Lincoln was thankful for the early July battlefield victory, but disappointed that General Meade was unable to surround and crush the Confederates before they found safety on the far side of the Potomac. Exactly what Meade did to try to intercept the fleeing Confederates, and how the Southerners managed to defend their army and ponderous 17-mile long wagon train of wounded until crossing into western Virginia on the early morning of July 14, is the subject of this study One Continuous Fight draws upon a massive array of documents, letters, diaries, newspaper accounts, and published primary and secondary sources. These long-ignored foundational sources allow the authors, each widely known for their expertise in Civil War cavalry operations, to describe carefully each engagement. The result is a rich and comprehensive study loaded with incisive tactical commentary, new perspectives on the strategic role of the Southern and Northern cavalry, and fresh insights on every engagement, large and small, fought during the retreat. The retreat from Gettysburg was so punctuated with fighting that a soldier felt compelled to describe it as "One Continuous Fight." Until now, few students fully realized the accuracy of that description. Complimented with 18 original maps, dozens of photos, and a complete driving tour with GPS coordinates of the entire retreat, One Continuous Fight is an essential book for every student of the American Civil War in general, and for the student of Gettysburg in particular. About the Authors: Eric J. Wittenberg has written widely on Civil War cavalry operations. His books include Glory Enough for All (2002), The Union Cavalry Comes of Age (2003), and The Battle of Monroe's Crossroads and the Civil War's Final Campaign (2005). He lives in Columbus, Ohio. J. David Petruzzi is the author of several magazine articles on Eastern Theater cavalry operations, conducts tours of cavalry sites of the Gettysburg Campaign, and is the author of the popular "Buford's Boys" website at www.bufordsboys.com. Petruzzi lives in Brockway, Pennsylvania. A long time student of the Gettysburg Campaign, Michael Nugent is a retired US Army Armored Cavalry Officer and the descendant of a Civil War Cavalry soldier. He has previously written for several military publications. Nugent lives in Wells, Maine.

One Good Regiment

One Good Regiment PDF Author: Harold Hand
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1552124606
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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A historical non-fiction account of the 117th Pennsylvania volunteer regiment in the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865. This is the regimental history of the unit much better known as the 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry.

One Gallant Rush

One Gallant Rush PDF Author: Peter Burchard
Publisher: Saint Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 9780312046439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Book Description
Story of Shaw's life and his heroic command of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first Negro unit raised in the North in the Civil War.

Rally Cry

Rally Cry PDF Author: William R. Forstchen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780451450074
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
When Union Colonel Andrew Keane and his soldiers were swept through a space-time warp, they found themselves in an alternate world where their rifles were centuries advanced over swords, spears and crossbows. But they also found themselves up against creatures who considered humans mere cattle to sacrifice!

Beyond Courage

Beyond Courage PDF Author: Dorothy Cave
Publisher: Sunstone Press
ISBN: 0865345597
Category : Prisoners of war
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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Book Description
Bataan, the last bastion stemming the Japanese tidal wave across the Pacific, was about to fall. Only one unit, ROld Two Hon'erd," a small band of New Mexico National Guardsmen, remained intact. In her award-winning history, Dorothy Cave follows the members of this small unit who played a key role in this pivotal moment in history.

Three Years in the Bloody Eleventh

Three Years in the Bloody Eleventh PDF Author: Joseph Gibbs
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271021669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414

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Book Description
A Look Inside The trials & tribulations of one of the Civil War's most battle-tested units.

The Good Regiment

The Good Regiment PDF Author: Jack Verney
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773508139
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Book Description
The story of the Carignan-Salières Regiment which Louis XIV sent to Canada in 1665 to secure the colony from Mohawk Iroquois attacks.

Thank God My Regiment an African One

Thank God My Regiment an African One PDF Author: Clare P. Weaver
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807156396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245

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Book Description
The diary also provides never-before-published pictures from wartime Ship Island, including photographs of members of Daniels' regiment, visiting ship captains, and Major Francis E. Dumas - the highest-ranking black officer to see combat during the war. A superb resource in themselves, these photographs will fascinate Civil War enthusiasts. The first published personal narrative by a regimental commander of free black troops, Thank God My Regiment an African One offers a unique glimpse into the daily lives of white leaders of the earliest black soldiers.

One Hell of a War

One Hell of a War PDF Author: Dean Dominique
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781496183330
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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The history books do not say a great deal about the 317th Infantry. However, it was a regiment that accomplished rather startling results: first bridgehead across the Moselle, cleared out La Grande Couronne de Nancy, participated in the capture of Metz -- the first time in history that the fort had ever fallen to an assault, and, of course, participated in the Battle of the Bulge as one of the first regiments to arrive in the area after the German assault had broken the line. It suffered extremely severe casualties and contained some of the best men I ever known.

Honor of the Regiment

Honor of the Regiment PDF Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 9780671721848
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301

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Book Description
Chronicles the history of the BOLO, a futuristic man-made machine that symbolizes brute force, defiance, and rigid will and is responsible for defending humanity against an invading alien group. Original.

Battle Hymn

Battle Hymn PDF Author: William R. Forstchen
Publisher: Roc
ISBN: 9780451452863
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A group of American Civil War soldiers are swept away from the battlefields of Earth to a distant alien world--where the only place for a human is an early grave! But the Union 35th Maine regiment embodies the radical ideas of freedom and democracy, and they're willing to lay down their lives to stop this alien reign of terror!