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Title: Pickett's Charge: Eyewitness Accounts by Richard Rollins ISBN: 0-9638993-0-9 Publisher: Rank & File Pub Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: More Insight into Soldiers Life than Historians Impart
Comment: They say: "You can't describe the horrors of war with words, it must be experienced." This book belies that admonition. I was no more than 50 pages into my reading of this book, when I was already recommending it to friends! I appreciate the insight provided by the writers of the material, their individual stories and perspectives. I did, however, find that the accounts of the artillery officers to be bogged down in endless details of the placements of their batteries that seemed to go on and on, and several of the accounts were repetitious. Also, disconcertingly, at least twice in the paperback edition two pages were mis-numbered, so that you had to skip a page and then go back to read the account properly (obviously, mistakes done in the editing or in the printing process). I firmly believe that, for the Confederacy, the Civil War was a "lost cause" from the start, and always find it interesting to read the southern soldiers viewpoints; they were unaware of this, appearently never having done the math. What differenciates this work from others however, is the manner of speaking that the writers have - this is the one thing that cannot be faked - we do not look at things or describe them in the same language today. For me, that made this book an interesting and an excellent read. I heartily recommend it.
Rating: 4
Summary: The most complete book of eyewitness accounts!
Comment: The amount of eyewitness accounts to this charge in incredible. Rollins is very fair in his insight while introducing an individual's story. From the early stages of artillery placement, Union and Confederate positioning on Day #3, the cannonade, assault and repulse, this book covers it all. Letters and sections from biographies are presented from not just Generals and Colonels but all the way down to individual private soldier accounts. This book is a great tool for those trying to understand Pickett's charge and how soldiers involved told of their struggles. It is interesting to read their accounts written days or even years after the battle. On several accounts it is easier to get clarity in regards to a certain regiment or company movement. Though many stories are sometimes repititous as to the event, the commentary in regards to the action is unique! This book would compliment anyone interested in understanding the charge in a much more deeper view. For a beginner it may be hard to follow though for one who understands the charge or has had more time reading about it, I would recommend it highly!
Rating: 5
Summary: Rollins did all the research for you
Comment: Rollins has done the painstaking task of finding accounts of Pickett's Charge as seen by participants and observers. Not only has he found them, but he annotated them and compiled them so that they flow. Rollins' book views the assault from nearly every angle. Rollins, through documents written by the people involved, shows that the charge wasn't a last resort or a desperate attempt to gain ground, but rather a calculated risk whose failure lied in mis-execution and unfortunate split second descisions. Truly superb!!!
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Title: Gettysburg's Bloody Wheatfield by Jay Jorgensen ISBN: 1572492538 Publisher: White Mane Publishing Co. Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Chancellorsville by Stephen W. Sears ISBN: 039587744X Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 22 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg by Troy D. Harman ISBN: 0811700542 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Gettysburg by Stephen W. Sears ISBN: 0395867614 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Pickett's Charge--The Last Attack at Gettysburg by Earl J. Hess ISBN: 0807826480 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: 05 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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