From 1861 to 1865 the American Civil War ravaged the United States.
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point for the Confederate and Federal armies.
Between 1st and 3rd of July, 1863, over 175,000 men raged into battle in the bloodiest conflict of the entire war. Over 46,000 of them men were killed, captured, wounded or missing.
General Robert Lee was a top graduate from the United States Military Academy and the son of an Officer. He was known for winning most of his battles and he led the confederate forces in to the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. His aim was to penetrate the northern states to try and win the war.
General Meade fronted the Army of the Potomac, supporting the Union defence, and the small town of Gettysburg became the battle ground for the future of the USA.
Written by John J. Garnett, one of the soldiers serving for General Lee in the Confederate army, this is a descriptive and personal view of one the of most important battles in the American Civil War.
‘Their only thought was victory, and it inspired them with a valor that was almost superhuman, and, as they saw the enemy slowly waver before their terrific onset, the famed rebel yell went up in a mighty paean of triumph above the thunder of musketry and artillery, which seemed to make the very air tremble with its burden of sound.’
This first hand memoir of the historic Battle of Gettysburg is an insightful and sobering story of the hundreds of thousands of men who marched bravely in to battle that forged the United States of America.
John James Garnett was born on March 30, 1839 in Virginia and was the son of Colonel Henry Thomas Garnett and Eliza Stuart Bankhead. Garnett was scheduled to graduate from West Point with the class of 1861, but resigned to join the Confederacy. Joining the famous New Orleans unit, the Washington Artillery, he was made a lieutenant. He was in charge of the Confederate artillery at the Battle of Gettysburg. Garnett committed suicide on September 10, 1902 in New York City.
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