Nine Months to Gettysburg: Stannard's Vermonters and the Repulse of Pickett's Charge
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0881504009 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Library Journal Coffin (Full Duty: Vermonters in the Civil War, CountryMan, 1994) has written a stirring account of the Vermont 2nd Brigade and its important role at the battle of Gettysburg. Coffin, a former reporter and board member of the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites, reveals the full range of military life, from the monotony of camp to the overwhelming sensation of battle. . As such, this lavishly illustrated volume is a well-recommended addition to the group.?Stephen G. Weisner, Springfield Technical Community Coll., Mass.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Through an exciting narrative of short chapters, the reader experiences a you-are-t
General Lee had other Ideas! I've been a member of the VTARNG since 1992 and sorry to say that this particular and interesting story of the Civil War and of the critical part the Vermonters played at Gettysburg was not known to me. A fellow soldier recommended it as we both have an interest. I was also unaware . James W. Durney said Army Life. This is a great book about men who enlisted for nine months late in 186"Army Life" according to James W. Durney. This is a great book about men who enlisted for nine months late in 1862 to save the Union. The 2nd Vermont Birgade were men who want to to something but were unwilling to enlist for years. Accepting a bounty they gave nine months to the war, that nine moths ended in July 186Army Life This is a great book about men who enlisted for nine months late in 1862 to save the Union. The 2nd Vermont Birgade were men who want to to something but were unwilling to enlist for years. Accepting a bounty they gave nine months to the war, that nine moths ended in July 1863 at Ge. at Ge. to save the Union. The "Army Life" according to James W. Durney. This is a great book about men who enlisted for nine months late in 1862 to save the Union. The 2nd Vermont Birgade were men who want to to something but were unwilling to enlist for years. Accepting a bounty they gave nine months to the war, that nine moths ended in July 186Army Life This is a great book about men who enlisted for nine months late in 1862 to save the Union. The 2nd Vermont Birgade were men who want to to something but were unwilling to enlist for years. Accepting a bounty they gave nine months to the war, that nine moths ended in July 1863 at Ge. at Ge. nd Vermont Birgade were men who want to to something but were unwilling to enlist for years. Accepting a bounty they gave nine months to the war, that nine moths ended in July 186Army Life This is a great book about men who enlisted for nine months late in 1862 to save the Union. The 2nd Vermont Birgade were men who want to to something but were unwilling to enlist for years. Accepting a bounty they gave nine months to the war, that nine moths ended in July 1863 at Ge. at Ge. Amazon Customer said I am sure he will love it!. It's a Christmas gift for my Dad. I am sure he will love it!
The citizen soldiers of General George J. We share, too, their anxieties as they are thrust suddenly into the most important infantry maneuver directed against the Confederate assault.. The compelling story of the Second Vermont Brigade and its vital role at Gettysburg (more than any other brigade they determined the fate of the battle) fills a significant gap in the history of America's Civil War. "A Vermont brigade held the key position at Gettysburg and did more than any other body of men to gain the triumph which decided the fate of the Union," the New York Times reported soon after the historic battle over the Fourth of July, 1863. During the nine months leading up to their rendezvous with destiny at Gettysburg, they recorded, in humorous detail, foraging for food, and, in more sober terms, enduring homesickness, monotony, and often fatal diseases. In this unique eye-witness account, Coffin draws on scores of soldiers' letters to relate how and why young recruits from isolated hill farms flocked to the Union colors in response to Lincoln's call in 1862. Stannard's Second Vermont Brigade, only a few days short of their nine-month enlistments, occupied a sector of Cemetery Ridge, helped stabilize the line, and then shattered the right flank of Pickett's famous charge just w
. senator Jim Jeffords, is the author of The Battered Stars, Full Duty, Guns Over the Champlain Valley, and Nine Months to Gettysburg. Howard Coffin, former press secretary to U.S. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont