Storming The Wheatfield

Author : James M. Smith
Publisher : Gettysburg Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780999304983

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Storming the Wheatfield by James M. Smith Pdf

This gripping narrative is an in-depth study of the valiant men of General John Caldwell’s Union Division during the Gettysburg Campaign. Caldwell’s Division made a desperate stand against a tough and determined Confederate force in farmer George Rose's nearly 20-acre Wheatfield. Ready for harvest, the infamous Wheatfield would change hands nearly six times in the span of two hours of fighting on July 2, becoming a trampled, bloody, no-man's land for thousands of wounded soldiers. Smith examines the lives of the Union soldiers in the ranks—as well as leaders Cross, Kelly, Zook, Brooke, and Caldwell himself. From Colonel Edward Cross’s black bandana, to the famed Irish Brigade's charge on Stoney Hill, to a lone young man from Washington County whose grave is marked in stone nearby, James Smith’s Storming the Wheatfield goes deep into the lives the soldiers, evoking a personal connection with the troops. Smith painstakingly contacted nearly one hundred descendants of Caldwell's soldiers, producing one of the most extensively researched narratives to date.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126782874

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Handbook for sampling and sample preservation of water and wastewater by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Environmental monitoring
ISBN : UOM:39015041755045

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Environmental Monitoring at Love Canal by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development Pdf

Author : Carol Reardon,Tom Vossler
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469608181

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A Field Guide to Gettysburg by Carol Reardon,Tom Vossler Pdf

In this lively guide to the Gettysburg battlefield, Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler invite readers to participate in a tour of this hallowed ground. Ideal for carrying on trips through the park as well as for the armchair historian, this book includes comprehensive maps and deft descriptions of the action that situate visitors in time and place. Crisp narratives introduce key figures and events, and eye-opening vignettes help readers more fully comprehend the import of what happened and why. A wide variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offer colorful stories and present interesting interpretations that have shaped--or reshaped--our understanding of Gettysburg today. Each stop addresses the following: What happened here? Who fought here? Who commanded here? Who fell here? Who lived here? How did participants remember this event?

Author : William L. Shea,Earl J. Hess
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807869765

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Pea Ridge by William L. Shea,Earl J. Hess Pdf

The 1862 battle of Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas was one of the largest Civil War engagements fought on the western frontier, and it dramatically altered the balance of power in the Trans-Mississippi. This study of the battle is based on research in archives from Connecticut to California and includes a pioneering study of the terrain of the sprawling battlefield, as well as an examination of soldiers' personal experiences, the use of Native American troops, and the role of Pea Ridge in regional folklore. "A model campaign history that merits recognition as a major contribution to the literature on Civil War military operations.--Journal of Military History "Shines welcome light on the war's largest battle west of the Mississippi.--USA Today "With its exhaustive research and lively prose style, this military study is virtually a model work of its kind.--Publishers Weekly "A thoroughly researched and well-told account of an important but often neglected Civil War encounter.--Kirkus Reviews "Offers the rich tactical detail, maps, and order of battle that military scholars love but retains a very readable style combined with liberal use of recollections of the troops and leaders involved.--Library Journal "This book is assured of a place among the best of all studies that have been published on Civil War campaigns.--American Historical Review "Destined to become a Civil War classic and a model for writing military history.--Civil War History "A campaign study of a caliber that all should strive for and few will equal.--Journal of American History "An excellent and detailed book in all accounts, scholarly and readable, with both clear writing and excellent analysis. . . . Utterly essential . . . for any serious student of the Civil War.--Civil War News

Author : Robert K. Krick
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807862681

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Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain by Robert K. Krick Pdf

Winner of the 1990 Richard Barksdale Harwell Award, Atlanta Civil War Round Table Winner of the 1991 Douglas Southall Freeman History Award, Military Order of the Stars and Bars "An excellent study of what the Mighty Stonewall considered the 'most successful of his exploits'. . . . Krick sets a standard for other military historians who practice the difficult genre of battle study. Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain will become a classic of Civil War literature.--North Carolina Historical Review "A masterful job. . . . Krick's treatment is not only a comprehensive and compelling story of Jackson and his men at Cedar Mountain, but it is also a model of what a battle narrative should be.--Virginia Magazine of History and Biography "Krick's lively writing style, sound research and ability to reconstruct the tactics, movements and emotion of the battle will impress any reader.--America's Civil War --> At Cedar Mountain on August 9,1862, Stonewall Jackson exercised independent command of a campaign for the last time. Robert Krick untangles the myriad original accounts by participants on both sides of the battle to offer an illuminating portrait of the Confederate general commanding his troops under the extraordinary pressures of combat. From diaries, reminiscences, letters, and newspaper articles, Krick reconstructs a vivid and detailed account of the confrontation at Cedar Mountain and Jackson's victory there.

Author : Cliff Edwards
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498203081

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Van Gogh’s Ghost Paintings by Cliff Edwards Pdf

One of the most significant and revealing paintings by the world famous artist Vincent van Gogh was never seen by anyone but the artist himself. The painting was so important to the artist that he painted it twice. He was so conflicted about the painting that he destroyed it twice. Cliff Edwards argues these two unique paintings Vincent created and destroyed are at least as important to understanding the artist and his work as are the two thousand or more paintings and drawings that do exist. In Van Gogh's Ghost Paintings, Edwards invites his readers on a journey that begins in a Zen master's room in Japan and ends at a favorite site of the artist, a ruined monastery and its garden in the south of France. Recovering the intent of van Gogh and the nature of his "ghost paintings" becomes a "zen koan" waiting to be solved. The solution offers access to the deepest levels of the artist's life as painter and spiritual pilgrim. The journey leads to the artist's choice of the biblical theme of the Garden of Gethsemane. The answer to the mystery of the lost paintings illuminates the relationship of joy and suffering, discovery and creation, religion and the arts in van Gogh's life and work. In this fascinating book Edwards solves a long-ignored mystery that provides a critical key to the relation of van Gogh's religion and art.

Author : Jay Luvaas,Harold W. Nelson,Leonard J. Fullenkamp
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700618545

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Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg by Jay Luvaas,Harold W. Nelson,Leonard J. Fullenkamp Pdf

Here at last is the long-anticipated revised edition of one of the most respected and popular guides to the Gettysburg National Military Park. The authors have made significant changes to the guide, addressing alterations to the park during the past fifteen years and adding new information and improved maps that enrich park visitors' understanding of one of the bloodiest and most momentous battles in American history. A compact but richly detailed volume depicting the events of the Battle of Gettysburg day-by-day and hour-by-hour, the guide retains its signature blend of official reports, commanding officers' observations, and terrain descriptions, as well as easy-to-use maps that allow park visitors to follow the battle as it actually unfolded. For the new edition, the authors provide double the number of maps-this time by master cartographer Steven Stanley-to effectively track directional changes for visitors driving through the park. They include new sections highlighting the strategic and operational context for the Gettysburg campaign and providing background about Lee's decision to invade Pennsylvania. They have also added new information about the cavalry battle on Day 3 and the decisions and actions of General Meade, and the "Capabilities and Doctrine" appendix now addresses more fully the evolution of cavalry tactics in the battle's aftermath. The new volume also features for the first time a useful appendix on logistics, which illuminates one of the army commander's most challenging tasks, sustaining the force during the campaign.

Author : Carol Reardon,Tom Vossler
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469633350

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A Field Guide to Gettysburg, Second Edition Expanded Ebook by Carol Reardon,Tom Vossler Pdf

This special enhanced ebook edition to the newly updated A Field Guide to Gettysburg will lead visitors to every important site across the battlefield and also give them ways to envision the action and empathize with the soldiers involved and the local people into whose lives and lands the battle intruded.. Both Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler are themselves experienced guides who understand what visitors to Gettysburg are interested in, but they also bring the unique perspectives of a scholar and a former army officer. Divided into three day-long tours, this newly improved and expanded edition offers important historical background and context for the reader while providing answers to six key questions: What happened here? Who fought here? Who commanded here? Who fell here? Who lived here? And what did the participants have to say about it later? With new stops, maps, soldier vignettes, and illustrations, the enhanced e-book edition of A Field Guide to Gettysburg adds more human stories to an already impressive work that remains the most comprehensive guide to the events and history of this pivotal battle of the Civil War.

Author : M. David Detweiler,David Reisch
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811749763

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Gettysburg by M. David Detweiler,David Reisch Pdf

70 color maps and insightful text tell the hour-by-hour story of the 3-day Battle of Gettysburg.

Author : Martin Bailey
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780711239203

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Starry Night by Martin Bailey Pdf

Starry Night is a fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy. Despite the challenges of ill health and asylum life, Van Gogh continued to produce a series of masterpieces – cypresses, wheatfields, olive groves and sunsets. He wrote very little about the asylum in letters to his brother Theo, so this book sets out to give an impression of daily life behind the walls of the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole and looks at Van Gogh through fresh eyes, with newly discovered material.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997-03
Category : Storms
ISBN : UCBK:C061768316

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Storm Data by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gettysburg National Military Park Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.)
ISBN : UIUC:30112050768768

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Annual Report of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission Pdf

Author : Gettysburg National Military Park Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
ISBN : UCAL:$B61627

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Annual Reports to the Secretary of War; 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission Pdf

Author : United States. Gettysburg national military park commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
ISBN : UOM:39015027982712

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Annual Reports to the Secretary of War by United States. Gettysburg national military park commission Pdf