Publisher's Synopsis
The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest and deadliest of the American Civil War. Today the battlefield is an incredible outdoor classroom with over a thousand monuments to the men who fought there. These stories set in stone, bronze and iron help visitors explore and understand one of the great turning points in history. John Reynold's First Corps was the first Union infantry on the field at Gettysburg. It relieved Buford's Cavalry on McPherson's Ridge and fought until the closing shots of Pickett's Charge, losing half its men and its commander. Its monuments tell the stories of the Iron Brigade, the Pennsylvania Bucktails, the School Teacher's Regiment and Sallie. Of men who took some of the heaviest casualties of the war but continued the fight, holding the vital high ground south of Gettysburg. This book features all 97 monuments to the regiments, batteries, headquarters and leaders of the First Corps at Gettysburg. Each monument has one or more black and white photographs, complete text from the monument and GPS coordinates. Eight maps show the locations of the monuments and markers on the battlefield.
