The inhabitants of the Northern and Southern states had very different opinions of the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. For President Lincoln, the Union victory at Gettysburg was the starting point for a "rebirth of freedom" in America. In the South, an alternative memory was established, according to which the Confederates had fought heroically for a just cause against an overpowering North. This book examines strategic discussions in the run-up to the Gettysburg Campaign, describes the course of the battle, the perceptions of those involved, and explores the mythologisation of the battle in the American South.
The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the decisive confrontations in the American Civil War. At no time did Southern success in the war seem so tangible as on the afternoon of 3 July 1863, when General George Pickett's men charged against Union defensive positions. The attack was repulsed, however; this turning point marked the moment when there could no longer be any doubt about the South's defeat.... A volume from the series "Battles - Stages in World History".
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Schild, G.
Title
Gettysburg 1863. Lees gescheiterte Invasion.
Details
13 bw ill., 2 bw maps. 232 pp.
State
new
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