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Gettysburg--The First Day by Harry W. Pfanz (2001, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
ISBN-100807826243
ISBN-139780807826249
eBay Product ID (ePID)1781561
Product Key Features
Book TitleGettysburg--The First Day
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorHarry W. Pfanz
Book SeriesCivil War America Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight15 oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-048927
Reviews"[Pfanz's] long experience on the battlefield and the battlefield archives [has] produced [a] meticulously-detailed [study] of the battle." -Allen C. Guelzo, The Barnes & Noble Review, [This book] is a careful reconstruction of events, based on extensive research in official reports, contemporary accounts, and soldiers' memoirs. ( Civil War Book Review ), Pfanz . . . has new things to say about the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the least studied of the pivotal three-day Civil War battle. . . . His riveting narrative of battlefield emotions and dynamics is richly detailed on various levels, from individual enlisted men to the officers of brigades, regiments, and armies. Pfanz even looks at Gettysburg's residents. . . . Recommended for academic and public libraries with in-depth collections on Civil War battles.-- Library Journal, [This book] is a careful reconstruction of events, based on extensive research in official reports, contemporary accounts, and soldiers' memoirs. (Civil War Book Review), "With Gettysburg: The First Day , the first day's fighting finally receives its due. . . . Offers a detailed tactical description. . . . [Pfanz] draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge some of the assumptions about the battle." - McCormick Messenger, "Pfanz is superbly qualified to guide us through Gettysburg--The First Day . In this long-awaited book, Pfanz. . . has produced a fitting companion to his earlier work, Gettysburg-The Second Day . . . . [This book] is a careful reconstruction of events, based on extensive research in official reports, contemporary accounts, and soldiers' memoirs. . . . The result is certainly a success."-- Civil War Book Review, Pfanz . . . has new things to say about the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the least studied of the pivotal three-day Civil War battle. . . . His riveting narrative of battlefield emotions and dynamics is richly detailed on various levels, from i|9780807826249|, This eagerly anticipated study will undoubtedly become a classic and the standard work on the fighting of July 1. ( America's Civil War, A fast-moving narrative liberally sprinkled with anecdotes and fascinating details. . . . Extremely well researched. . . . Highly recommended.-- Civil War News, [Pfanz] needs no introduction to the student of Gettysburg. . . . [This is] a highly readable volume. . . . A good intermediate study of the battle. . . . The author's detailed knowledge of the ground is readily apparent, and he is refreshingly honest in pointing out some of the gaps which remain in our detailed knowledge of events and their sequence. . . . Another valuable addition to the literature of Gettysburg, essential for any collection. -- Military History Online, Pfanz is superbly qualified to guide us through Gettysburg--The First Day . In this long-awaited book, Pfanz. . . has produced a fitting companion to his earlier work, Gettysburg-The Second Day . . . . [This book] is a careful reconstruction|9780807826249|, Pfanz writes with a uniquely exuberant style, always selecting appropriate anecdotes that demonstrate a complete mastery of the battle's primary source materials. He has crafted a well-organized and thoroughly researched account. . . . A welcome addition to the library of any Civil War scholar or buff. -- Georgia Historical Quarterly, "Pfanz's long-awaited microstudy of the opening day of the battle of Gettysburg offers an outstanding narrative of the fighting west and north of that small Pennsylvania town on July 1, 1863. . . . Written crisply and occasionally with a wry wit, Pfanz's narrative draws upon a broad chorus of voices, from soldiers to civilians and from privates to generals. . . . Sets the standard for future examinations of July 1, along with offering astute warnings that some controversies always will remain unresolved."-- Journal of Southern History, With Gettysburg: The First Day , the first day's fighting finally receives its due. . . . Offers a detailed tactical description. . . . [Pfanz] draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge some of the assumptions about the battle. -- McCormick Messenger, An exhaustive and intimate description of the tactical events of day one. -- Washington Post Book World, Pfanz's The First Day rises above [other] studies in its completeness of information and source interpretation. . . . An impeccably researched and extremely well-written narrative. . . . With Gettysburg-The First Day , Harry Pfanz demonstrat|9780807826249|, "An exhaustive and intimate description of the tactical events of day one." -- Washington Post Book World, Pfanz is superbly qualified to guide us through Gettysburg -- The First Day . In this long-awaited book, Pfanz. . . has produced a fitting companion to his earlier work, Gettysburg-The Second Day . . . . [This book] is a careful reconstruction of events, based on extensive research in official reports, contemporary accounts, and soldiers' memoirs. . . . The result is certainly a success.-- Civil War Book Review, [Pfanz's] long experience on the battlefield and the battlefield archives [has] produced [a] meticulously-detailed [study] of the battle.--Allen C. Guelzo, The Barnes & Noble Review, Pfanz is superbly qualified to guide us through Gettysburg--The First Day . In this long-awaited book, Pfanz. . . has produced a fitting companion to his earlier work, Gettysburg-The Second Day . . . . [This book] is a careful reconstruction of events, based on extensive research in official reports, contemporary accounts, and soldiers' memoirs. . . . The result is certainly a success.-- Civil War Book Review, "A fast-moving narrative liberally sprinkled with anecdotes and fascinating details. . . . Extremely well researched. . . . Highly recommended."-- Civil War News, "[Pfanz] needs no introduction to the student of Gettysburg. . . . [This is] a highly readable volume. . . . A good intermediate study of the battle. . . . The author's detailed knowledge of the ground is readily apparent, and he is refreshingly honest in pointing out some of the gaps which remain in our detailed knowledge of events and their sequence. . . . Another valuable addition to the literature of Gettysburg, essential for any collection."-- Military History Online, "An exhaustive and intimate description of the tactical events of day one."-- Washington Post Book World, "[Pfanz's] long experience on the battlefield and the battlefield archives [has] produced [a] meticulously-detailed [study] of the battle."--Allen C. Guelzo, The Barnes & Noble Review, [Pfanz] needs no introduction to the student of Gettysburg. . . . [This is] a highly readable volume. . . . A good intermediate study of the battle. . . . The author's detailed knowledge of the ground is readily apparent, and he is refreshingly honest in|9780807826249|, Pfanz's long-awaited microstudy of the opening day of the battle of Gettysburg offers an outstanding narrative of the fighting west and north of that small Pennsylvania town on July 1, 1863. . . . Written crisply and occasionally with a wry wit, Pfanz's narrative draws upon a broad chorus of voices, from soldiers to civilians and from privates to generals. . . . Sets the standard for future examinations of July 1, along with offering astute warnings that some controversies always will remain unresolved. -- Journal of Southern History, Pfanz's The First Day rises above [other] studies in its completeness of information and source interpretation. . . . An impeccably researched and extremely well-written narrative. . . . With Gettysburg-The First Day , Harry Pfanz demonstrates again that there is no one who better understands the Gettysburg battlefield and movements of the opposing troops. This eagerly anticipated study will undoubtedly become a classic and the standard work on the fighting of July 1.-- America's Civil War, An intricately detailed narrative of the opening act of the battle, revealed through the artful weaving of countless first-person accounts left by participants. Pfanz draws upon a wealth of original sources to allow the officers and soldiers on the field|9780807826249|, "Pfanz writes with a uniquely exuberant style, always selecting appropriate anecdotes that demonstrate a complete mastery of the battle's primary source materials. He has crafted a well-organized and thoroughly researched account. . . . A welcome addition to the library of any Civil War scholar or buff." -- Georgia Historical Quarterly, An intricately detailed narrative of the opening act of the battle, revealed through the artful weaving of countless first-person accounts left by participants. Pfanz draws upon a wealth of original sources to allow the officers and soldiers on the field to tell the story of an extremely confused fight.-- North Carolina Historical Review, "Pfanz writes with a uniquely exuberant style, always selecting appropriate anecdotes that demonstrate a complete mastery of the battle's primary source materials. He has crafted a well-organized and thoroughly researched account. . . . A welcome addition to the library of any Civil War scholar or buff."-- Georgia Historical Quarterly, With Gettysburg: The First Day , the first day's fighting finally receives its due. . . . Offers a detailed tactical description. . . . [Pfanz] draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge some of the assumptions about the battle.-- McCormick Messenger, "Pfanz's long-awaited microstudy of the opening day of the battle of Gettysburg offers an outstanding narrative of the fighting west and north of that small Pennsylvania town on July 1, 1863. . . . Written crisply and occasionally with a wry wit, Pfanz's narrative draws upon a broad chorus of voices, from soldiers to civilians and from privates to generals. . . . Sets the standard for future examinations of July 1, along with offering astute warnings that some controversies always will remain unresolved." -- Journal of Southern History, Pfanz writes with a uniquely exuberant style, always selecting appropriate anecdotes that demonstrate a complete mastery of the battle's primary source materials. He has crafted a well-organized and thoroughly researched account. . . . A welcome addition to the library of any Civil War scholar or buff.-- Georgia Historical Quarterly, "Pfanz . . . has new things to say about the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the least studied of the pivotal three-day Civil War battle. . . . His riveting narrative of battlefield emotions and dynamics is richly detailed on various levels, from individual enlisted men to the officers of brigades, regiments, and armies. Pfanz even looks at Gettysburg's residents. . . . Recommended for academic and public libraries with in-depth collections on Civil War battles."-- Library Journal, "[Pfanz] needs no introduction to the student of Gettysburg. . . . [This is] a highly readable volume. . . . A good intermediate study of the battle. . . . The author's detailed knowledge of the ground is readily apparent, and he is refreshingly honest in pointing out some of the gaps which remain in our detailed knowledge of events and their sequence. . . . Another valuable addition to the literature of Gettysburg, essential for any collection." -- Military History Online, "WithGettysburg: The First Day, the first day's fighting finally receives its due. . . . Offers a detailed tactical description. . . . [Pfanz] draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge some of the assumptions about the battle." -McCormick Messenger, "Pfanz is superbly qualified to guide us through Gettysburg -- The First Day . In this long-awaited book, Pfanz. . . has produced a fitting companion to his earlier work, Gettysburg-The Second Day . . . . [This book] is a careful reconstruction of events, based on extensive research in official reports, contemporary accounts, and soldiers' memoirs. . . . The result is certainly a success."-- Civil War Book Review, "An intricately detailed narrative of the opening act of the battle, revealed through the artful weaving of countless first-person accounts left by participants. Pfanz draws upon a wealth of original sources to allow the officers and soldiers on the field to tell the story of an extremely confused fight."-- North Carolina Historical Review, "With Gettysburg: The First Day , the first day's fighting finally receives its due. . . . Offers a detailed tactical description. . . . [Pfanz] draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge some of the assumptions about the battle."-- McCormick Messenger, An exhaustive and intimate description of the tactical events of day one.-- Washington Post Book World, Highly readable, features many excellent maps, outstanding research, and a variety of unfamiliar photographs. ( Blue & Gray Magazine ), Highly readable, features many excellent maps, outstanding research, and a variety of unfamiliar photographs. (Blue & Gray Magazine), "With Gettysburg: The First Day , the first day's fighting finally receives its due. . . . Offers a detailed tactical description. . . . [Pfanz] draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge some of the assumptions about the battle." -- McCormick Messenger, An exhaustive and intimate description of the tactical events of day one. (Washington Post Book World), Pfanz's long-awaited microstudy of the opening day of the battle of Gettysburg offers an outstanding narrative of the fighting west and north of that small Pennsylvania town on July 1, 1863. . . . Written crisply and occasionally with a wry wit, Pfanz's narrative draws upon a broad chorus of voices, from soldiers to civilians and from privates to generals. . . . Sets the standard for future examinations of July 1, along with offering astute warnings that some controversies always will remain unresolved.-- Journal of Southern History, Pfanz's long-awaited microstudy of the opening day of the battle of Gettysburg offers an outstanding narrative of the fighting west and north of that small Pennsylvania town on July 1, 1863. . . . Written crisply and occasionally with a wry wit, Pfanz's|9780807826249|, This eagerly anticipated study will undoubtedly become a classic and the standard work on the fighting of July 1. (America's Civil War, "Pfanz's The First Day rises above [other] studies in its completeness of information and source interpretation. . . . An impeccably researched and extremely well-written narrative. . . . With Gettysburg-The First Day , Harry Pfanz demonstrates again that there is no one who better understands the Gettysburg battlefield and movements of the opposing troops. This eagerly anticipated study will undoubtedly become a classic and the standard work on the fighting of July 1."-- America's Civil War, [Pfanz] needs no introduction to the student of Gettysburg. . . . [This is] a highly readable volume. . . . A good intermediate study of the battle. . . . The author's detailed knowledge of the ground is readily apparent, and he is refreshingly honest in pointing out some of the gaps which remain in our detailed knowledge of events and their sequence. . . . Another valuable addition to the literature of Gettysburg, essential for any collection.-- Military History Online, Pfanz writes with a uniquely exuberant style, always selecting appropriate anecdotes that demonstrate a complete mastery of the battle's primary source materials. He has crafted a well-organized and thoroughly researched account. . . . A welcome addition|9780807826249|, An exhaustive and intimate description of the tactical events of day one. ( Washington Post Book World ), With Gettysburg: The First Day , the first day's fighting finally receives its due. . . . Offers a detailed tactical description. . . . [Pfanz] draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge some of the assumptions about the|9780807826249|
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Dewey Decimal973.7/349
SynopsisA comprehensive tactical narrative of the fight on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1, 1863) from Harry W. Pfanz, a former historian at Gettysburg National Military Park and author of two previous books on the battle., Though a great deal has been written about the battle of Gettysburg, much of it has focused on the events of the second and third days. With this book, the first day's fighting finally receives its due. Harry Pfanz, a former historian at Gettysburg National Military Park and author of two previous books on the battle, presents a deeply researched, definitive account of the events of July 1, 1863.After sketching the background of the Gettysburg campaign and recounting the events immediately preceding the battle, Pfanz offers a detailed tactical description of the first day's fighting. He describes the engagements in McPherson Woods, at the Railroad Cuts, on Oak Ridge, on Seminary Ridge, and at Blocher's Knoll, as well as the retreat of Union forces through Gettysburg and the Federal rally on Cemetery Hill. Throughout, he draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge some of the common assumptions about the battle--for example, that Richard Ewell's failure to press an attack against Union troops at Cemetery Hill late on the first day ultimately cost the Confederacy the battle., For good reason, the second and third days of the Battle of Gettysburg have received the lion's share of attention from historians. With this book, however, the critical first day's fighting finally receives its due. After sketching the background of the Gettysburg campaign and recounting the events immediately preceding the battle, Harry Pfanz offers a detailed tactical description of events of the first day. He describes the engagements in McPherson Woods, at the Railroad Cuts, on Oak Ridge, on Seminary Ridge, and at Blocher's Knoll, as well as the retreat of Union forces through Gettysburg and the Federal rally on Cemetery Hill. Throughout, he draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge many long-held assumptions about the battle.
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