The Gettysburg Gun (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John H. Rhodes

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0483269441 ISBN 13: 9780483269446

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

Synopsis

Relive the raw courage of Battery B at Gettysburg and the daring defense that shaped a turning moment of the war.

This narrative follows the actions of Battery B, its guns and crews, during the critical fights on July 2 and 3, 1863, as the battle for Little Round Top and the Emmitsburg road raged around them. It weaves together battlefield detail, frontline action, and the human costs of war to illuminate a pivotal moment in the Civil War.

Through period text and firsthand-style detail, readers gain a vivid sense of how artillery crews operated under pressure, the maneuvers that tried to hold the line, and the toll such combat exacts on soldiers and horses alike.

• Ground-level combat scenes that show artillery in the thick of the fight and the danger of a shifting battlefield.
• Profiles of officers and enlisted men who directed and manned the guns under fire.
• The strategic context of Gettysburg and how a single battery influenced the outcome in a crucial moment.
• The cost of war, both in lives and in the scars left on veterans and the landscape.

Ideal for readers of Civil War history and battlefield narratives seeking a vivid, human-centered account.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0483269441
• ISBN 13: 9780483269446
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 67