They Met at Gettysburg A step-by-step

They Met At Gettysburg has long been regarded as the classic treatment of one of the greatest, most fascinating, most decisive battles in history. They Met At Gettysburg offers its drama and insight to a new generation of Americans.

Prologue to the Third Edition

xiii

Prologue to the First Edition

xvii

Lee Takes the Offensive

1

(11)

The Confederacy Decides to Shift its Theater of Operations to Northern Soil

Strategic Background of the Campaign

The Hooker Balance Sheet

Jeb Stuart Stages a Review

The Federal Cavalry Springs a Surprise

The Invasion of Pennsylvania

12

(13)

Lee's Directive to His Corps

Ewell's Rapid Advance Stirs the South

The Winchester Sideshow

Ewell advances on Harrisburg and York

State Capital is Threatened

Hooker Finally Moves and Lee Reverses Direction

How The Confederates Behaved

25

(11)

Confederate Conduct is Generally Good

Lee Restrains his Army

Confederate Cavalry Criticized

Citizen Reactions in Chambersburg and Mercersburg

Lincoln Swaps Horses

36

(8)

Lincoln's Famous Letter of Appraisal

Hooker's Removal Foreshadowed

Hooker is Replaced by Meade

Jeb Stuart Slips His Halter

44

(17)

Lee's Equivocal Instructions to Stuart, Who Uses his Own Discretion

Lee had Plenty of Cavalry

Stuart Rides off into the Blue, Captures a Wagontrain, and has a Narrow Escape at Hanover

So Near, yet So Far

Stuart's Adventure Appraised

Lee versus Meade-A Study in Leadership

61

(12)

Personalities and Qualities of Meade and Lee Compared

Lee's Attitude Towards Subordinates

Confederate Strategy in June 1863

73

(9)

Lee's Flexible Plans

Lee Misses Jackson

Longstreet is Obstinate

Lack of Enemy Information

Lee's Army is Overextended

Meade Takes Command

82

(11)

Halleck's Initial Instructions to Meade

Meade's Timid Attitude

Meade Plays it Safe

An Unwanted Chief of Staff

The Pipe Creek Plan

The Union Army Advances on a Broad Front

93

(16)

Meade's Orders and Movements

Lee Reacts Promptly to Meade's Threat

Situation on the Eve of Battle

The Gettysburg Area

The Stage is Set

109

(10)

Gettysburg Ampitheater a Tactical Paradise

Lee in the Saddle Early; Meade stays at Command Post

Strength and Composition of the Opposing Forces

Gettysburg Opens with a Cavalry Engagement

119

(16)

Buford's New Tactics

Federal Cavalry Advances to Gettysburg

The First Clash

More Units Drawn into the Fight

McPherson's Woods

Lee's Divisions Converge on Gettysburg

Buford's Contribution

Two Union Corps Overwhelmed

135

(20)

Seven Successive Commanders

The Federals Break for Cemetery Ridge

Hancock Restores Order

The Confederates Miss an Opportunity

Ewell Fails to Measure Up

Lee Moves in as Meade Hesitates

155

(16)

Confederate Traffic Jam

Lee Rides to the Sound of Guns

A Contrast in Leadership

Meade Finally Takes Control

Battlefield Control

Troop Dispositions at Close of First Day

Comparative Strengths

Effect on Gettysburg Civilians

Night on the Battlefield

The Pause Between Battles

171

(16)

Longstreet Favors the Defensive

The Situation on the Night of July 1

Lee Decides to Attack Early on July 2

Ewell Operates in a Mental Vacuum

Longstreet's Stalling Tactics

The Battle Area of July 2-3

The Second Day

187

(40)

Meade Extends the Defensive Position

The Lull Before the Storm

Meade's Orders to Sickles

Meade's Superior Battle Headquarters

Round Tops Left Unoccupied

Sickles' Corps Advances to Emmitsburg Road

Meade's Council of War

Meade Again Takes Control

The Confederate Attack

The Round Tops are Reoccupied

Peach Orchard and the Wheatfield

Confederate Command Ineffective

The Final Phase

Losses

The Sickles' Controversy

The Opposing Commanders Review the Situation

227

(12)

Review of the Second Day's Action

The Confederate Attitude

Meade Correctly Estimates Lee's Intentions

Meade's Council of War

Pen Portraits of Meade's Generals

Lee Regroups for the Supreme Effort

239

(14)

Culp's Hill Remains Critical

Slocum Restores Culp's Hill, as a Forest is Destroyed

Lee and Longstreet Still at Cross Purposes

Lee Compromises

Confederate Plan of Attack

Assault Troops Prepare to Jump Off

Longstreet Unhappily Seeks to Pass the Buck

Longstreet Nods and Pickett Attacks

253

(20)

The Artillery Duel

Pickett asks Permission to Advance

Union Guns Decimate Pickett's Troops

Hancock Spots an Opening; Breaks Pickett's Right

The Confederates Keep Moving

Pettigrew's Division is Chopped Up

The High Water Mark

A Cheer of Victory from the Union Lines

Lee Assumes the Blame

The Battle Ends With a Cavalry Fight

273

(13)

Federal Cavalry on the South Flank

Farnsworth's Fruitless Charge

Meade Decides not to Counterattack

Anticlimactic Cavalry Fight

Heavy Casualties

The Long Road Back

286

(20)

Lee Withdraws

The Rains Descend

Meade Tarries at Gettysburg

Federal Cavalry Harasses the Confederates

The Potomac at Flood Stage

Imboden Protects the Trains

A Lost Opportunity to End the War

306

(15)

Meade's Cautious Pursuit

Lincoln Waits Hopefully for Good News

Union Army Reestablishes Contact

Did Meade Want Lee to Escape? Lee Crosses Potomac Unhindered

Disappointment in Washington

Epilogue

321

(8)

Bibliography

329

(2)

Index

331

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They Met at Gettysburg A step-by-step retelling of the battle with maps, photos, firsthand accounts

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