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Maine roads to Gettysburg : how Joshua Chamberlain, Oliver Howard, and 4,000 men from the Pine Tree State helped win the Civil War's bloodiest battle /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huntington, Tom, 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Stackpole Books, [2018]
Subjects:
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, > 1828-1914.
Howard, O. O. > (Oliver Otis), > 1830-1909.
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Maine > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Soldiers > Maine > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Joshua Chamberlain returns to Gettysburg
  • Maine goes to war
  • Maine spills blood
  • McClellan makes his move
  • Howard loses his arm
  • Ames gets a regiment
  • The 7th Maine makes a charge
  • The 19th Maine smells powder
  • Hooker takes command
  • Howard gets flanked
  • The army moves north
  • The 16th Maine gets sacrificed
  • The 17th Maine finds a wall
  • The 20th Maine holds the left
  • The Army of the Potomac triumphs
  • Aftermath.