Gettysburg
About this book
The great armies of North and South came to Gettysburg because the roads led them there. A little country market town, Gettysburg was touched by fate, early in July 1863, to become important because of those roads. If General lee, with most of the Confederate Army concealed behind South Mountain, wanted to concentrate in the east for the battle that might win the war, he had to come through Gettysburg. If General Meade, in Maryland, wanted to bring the Federal Army north to intercept Lee, he had to come to Gettysburg.In this battle account, Bruce Catton has clarified for all time the causes of the conflict, he had narrated and analysed the course of events, paying full heed to the human tragedies brought about, and he has examined the military and political consequences of Gettysburg.Further, Mr Catton has selected 41 illustrations by Matthew Brady and others, along with contemporary drawings, paintings, and engravings reproduced in black and white - and has directed the preparation of new maps of the area and the battle. Maps and pictures are made doubly helpful by the informative captions in depth that he has written.'Gettysburg: The Final Fury' is a fresh new document. It is a total view of the battle of Gettysburg, which was the determining event of the Civil War.