Final report on the battlefield of Gettysburg (Volume I)

Gettysburg was decided in hours, argued for generations. In Volume I of Final report on the battlefield of Gettysburg, Union commander Daniel Edgar Sickles sets down his complete official report from the Gettysburg battlefield Pennsylvania. The ground still speaks today. Part civil war military report, part unapologetic defence of command, this primary source document collection follows the battlefield tactics and movements as they were observed, recorded, and submitted in the wake of the American Civil War 1863. Sickles writes as a senior field officer whose Union command decisions became central to later debate, making this both a battle of gettysburg analysis and a window into how responsibility, evidence, and memory were shaped on paper. For civil war history research, the report stands beside the War of the Rebellion records and the wider tradition of Union general memoirs, offering a clear chain of military reasoning that rewards close reading. Historians, wargamers, and students will value its detail; general readers will feel the urgency of decisions made under fire. As an academic military history reference, it also complements modern scholarship by returning you to what was officially said, when it mattered most. Its value lies in immediacy: the language of headquarters, the pressure of scrutiny, and the attempt to fix chaos into record for posterity without later polish. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.