Retreat from Gettysburg

Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign

By Kent Masterson Brown | Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

About the book

In a groundbreaking, comprehensive history of the Army of Northern Virginia’s retreat from Gettysburg in July 1863, Kent Masterson Brown draws on previously untapped sources to chronicle the massive effort of General Robert E. Lee and his command as they sought to move people, equipment, and scavenged supplies through hostile territory and plan the army’s next moves. Brown reveals that even though the battle of Gettysburg was a defeat for the Army of Northern Virginia, Lee’s successful retreat maintained the balance of power in the eastern theater and left his army with enough forage, stores, and fresh meat to ensure its continued existence as an effective force.

Editions of Retreat from Gettysburg

Hardcover
ISBN 9780807829219
Paperback
ISBN 9780807872093
EBook
ISBN 9780807869420
EBook
ISBN 9781469602943
EBook
ISBN 9798893130850
PDF
ISBN 9798890868183

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In a groundbreaking, comprehensive history of the Army of Northern Virginia’s retreat from Gettysburg in July 1863, Kent Masterson Brown draws on previously untapped sources to chronicle the massive effort of General Robert E. Lee and his command as they sought to move people, equipment, and scavenged supplies through hostile territory and plan the army’s next moves. Brown reveals that even though the battle of Gettysburg was a defeat for the Army of Northern Virginia, Lee’s successful retreat maintained the balance of power in the eastern theater and left his army with enough forage, stores, and fresh meat to ensure its continued existence as an effective force.

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In a groundbreaking, comprehensive history of the Army of Northern Virginia’s retreat from Gettysburg in July 1863, Kent Masterson Brown draws on previously untapped sources to chronicle the massive effort of General Robert E. Lee and his command as they sought to move people, equipment, and scavenged supplies through hostile territory and plan the army’s next moves. Brown reveals that even though the battle of Gettysburg was a defeat for the Army of Northern Virginia, Lee’s successful retreat maintained the balance of power in the eastern theater and left his army with enough forage, stores, and fresh meat to ensure its continued existence as an effective force.

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History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas

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Retreat from Gettysburg has 552 page(s)

Is Retreat from Gettysburg part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Civil War America

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Retreat from Gettysburg?

Kent Masterson Brown

Who is the Publisher of the book Retreat from Gettysburg?

The University of North Carolina Press

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Retreat from Gettysburg is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807829219) and paperback(ISBN 9780807872093) and ebook(ISBN 9780807869420) and ebook(ISBN 9781469602943) and ebook(ISBN 9798893130850) and pdf(ISBN 9798890868183)

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