Gettysburg at 150: your reading list

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Gettysburg at 150: your reading list

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1Ammianus
Modificato: Giu 29, 2013, 9:45 am

In the last few days several of us have discussed favorite books on the battle. My personal top three are: Coddington's The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command, Scott Bowden's Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign and just recently, Gettysburg: The Last Invasion.

I also highly recommend Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Killer Angels, a truly great novel.(which I read first in 1983)

Other titles abound. I've always enjoyed Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander and Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer.... and I'm sure you have your own personal best as well.

I'm sure this will be an impressive celebration at Gettysburg this year with a new park headquarters and a refurbished cyclorama. Enjoy the 150th!

2Billhere
Giu 29, 2013, 12:12 pm

I enjoyed Harry Pfanz's 3 volumes on Gettysburg (Day 1, Day 2, and Culp's Hill).

3Ammianus
Giu 29, 2013, 12:38 pm

#2, right, good little books.

4Strangcf
Giu 29, 2013, 6:30 pm

Coddington is a must read, but Bruce Catton's Glory Road adds to the narrative as well.

For one of the more controversial aspects of the campaign there's Saber and Scapegoat and Plenty of Blame to Go Around.

In the aftermath of the battle I found One Continuous Fight, Retreat from Gettysburg, and The Union Generals Speak to be worth the time.

5wildbill
Lug 22, 2013, 9:06 am

When I read about Gettysburg I always include The Maps of Gettysburg by Bradley Gottfried. It is an invaluable reference that keeps me oriented as to the action of the battle.

6Billhere
Modificato: Lug 23, 2013, 11:26 am

I just finished A journey in time by William Frassanito. It's an intersting story about how he took some of the original photographs taken of the battlefield in the days immediately following the battle (or in some cases, a few years) and was able to go back to the battlefield (in the late 60s and early 70s) and determine the exact location where many (but not all) of them were shot. Thanks to his work there were many corrections made to captions of these photos that were incorrect (i.e. a photo that was purported to show Union Dead from the Iron Brigade near McPherson's farm turned out to be Confederate dead near Rose Woods). An interesting read.

7paxtonville
Dic 29, 2013, 3:05 pm

Gettysburg by Stephen W. Sears is an excellent read and dovetails with Coddington making a great foundation for truly understanding this great battle. Early Photography at Gettysburg by Frassanito is a suburb addition to his earlier work and adds a great layer of 'town' information.
Gettysburg magazine offers excellent articles on specific topics.

Last Invasion is a terrible disappointment as an actual history of the battle.

Time-Life's High Tide at Gettysburg is an excellent starter book for those wish to start leaning the battle.

Check out anything published by any of the LBG's (License Battlefield Guides)

8Marylandreb
Gen 1, 2014, 10:41 am

Coddington's book and Plenty of Blame to Go Around are among my favorites.