For good reason, the second and third days of the Battle of Gettysburg have received the lion's share of attention from historians. With this book, however, the

Combines scholarly interpretations and the author's own analysis to present a tactical account of the critical first day of the Civil War's greatest battle.

An award-winning Civil War historian’s profile of the brilliant Union cavalry officer and the strategies he employed to prevent catastrophe at Gettysburg. The

Jeffry D. Wert re-creates the last day of the bloody Battle of Gettysburg in astonishing detail, taking readers from Meade's council of war to the seven-hour st

"Do not bring on a general engagement," Confederate General Robert E. Lee warned his commanders. The Army of Northern Virginia, slicing its way through south-ce