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The colors of courage : Gettysburg's forgotten history : immigrants, women, and African Americans in the Civil War's defining battle /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Creighton, Margaret S., 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2005]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Immigrants > Pennsylvania > Gettysburg > History > 19th century.
Women, White > Pennsylvania > Gettysburg > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Pennsylvania > Gettysburg > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Immigrant.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans.
Table of Contents:
  • The Gettysburg campaign, 1863 (chronology)
  • Prologue : the lay of the land
  • An afternoon in the badlands
  • The season of disbelief
  • Desolation's edge
  • Flying thick like blackbirds
  • Bold acts
  • The wide eye of the storm
  • The aftermath
  • The seesaw of honor, or, How the pigpen was mightier than the sword
  • Women and remembrance
  • Making a living on hallowed land.