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The battle of Gettysburg was undoubtedly one of the greatest conflicts of modern times, not only from the number of combatants engaged and the desperate nature of the struggle, but because on the now classic heights of Cemetery Ridge, Culp's Hill, and the Round Tops the future of the American Republic, for weal or for woe, was fought and won on those memorable July days. As decisive in its character and far-reaching results as the battle of Waterloo like it, it has been the subject of endless controversy and military criticism, and has brought forth a multitude of books, pamphlets, and letters, most of which serve but to bewilder and "darken visibly" the student of history.Fortunately, amid the din and confusion of bitter polemical warfare there is one historian to whom the general reader can turn with confidence-one who has devoted to this battle years of patient study and untiring research, has critically examined all the documents, reports, and publications to be obtained from reliable sources on either side of the controversy, has thoughtfully sifted the evidence for every statement made, has consulted with the surviving officers of either army, and then, "with malice toward none and charity for all, " and with an impartiality rare even in a foreigner of his exalted position and preeminent ability, has written the history of the greatest battle fought on American soil. The Comte de Paris' account of the battle of Gettysburg is widely acknowledged to be the fairest and most graphic description of the battle ever written.To make the work still more complete, an itinerary of the Army of the Potomac and cooperating forces in the Gettysburg campaign, June and July, 1863, has beencarefully revised and enlarged from documents in the possession of the War Department. This gives the most complete organization of the Army of the Potomac, and details the name of every general and subordinate commander on the field, with a return showing the casualties by regiment and

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on July 1-3, 1863, was the turning point in the history of the United States of America. Had the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee prevailed in this battle, it is likely that the already demoralized Union Army would have collapsed and Lee would have captured Washington DC and possibly even Philadelphia. The South would have won the War, Lincoln would have been captured or killed and the country would have remained divided. The North had never really been that much interested in fighting this war, anyway. The author, Louis Philippe d'Orleans, Comte de Paris, did not serve in the Battle of Gettysburg, but he did serve in other battles preceding it, especially in the 1862 Peninsular Campaign in South-Eastern Virginia, where the Union Army was defeated and forced to retreat.

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Excerpt from The Battle of Gettysburg: From the History of the Civil War in AmericaThe battle of Gettysburg was undoubtedly one of the greatest conflicts of modern times, not only from the number of comba tants engaged and the desperate nature of the struggle, but be cause on the now classic heights of Cemetery Ridge, Gulp's Hill, and the Round Tops the future of the American Republic, for weal or for woe, was fought and won on those memorable July days. As decisive in its character and far - reaching results as the battle of \vaterloo, like it, it has been the subject of endless con troversy and military criticism, and has brought forth a multitude of books, pamphlets, and letters, most of which serve but to be wilder and darken visibly the student of history.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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