The second day of the Battle of Gettysburg saw some of the most intense and bloodiest fighting during the American Civil War. Thousands died in the ebb and flow of charges and counter charges of the Union and Confederate infantrymen throughout the day. Chronicling the events of that single fateful day of American history, Priest looks at the brutality, sheer terror, and sacrifice as experienced by those who witnessed it. Leaving the statistics, orders of battle, and lists of units for appendices, he presents a ground-eye view of the fighting from the men of both armies. Gleaned from hundreds of obscure diaries, personal letters, newspaper reports, and other manuscripts written by participants in the fighting, Priest has woven individual anecdotes and memories into one narrative of one day that changed the tide of the war. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)