First Day at Gettysburg Crisis at the Crossroads / [Recurso electrónico] :
Warren W. Hassler, Jr.
- Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, 2010.
- 1 online resource (214 p. :) maps ;
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Originally published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 1970, under title Crisis at the crossroads : the first day at Gettybsurg.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-203) and index.
The convergence on Gettysburg -- The meeting of the ways -- The early morning fight of Buford -- Reynolds climaxes his career -- The first affair at the railroad cut -- The Iron Brigade in McPherson Grove -- Reinforcements come forward -- The arrival and deployment of the Eleventh Corps -- The advent of Early, and his fight with Schurz -- The Oak Rridge combat of Robinson and Rodes -- The second contest at the railroad cut -- The federals lose McPherson Ridge -- Pender's clash with Doubleday on Seminary Ridge -- The retreat through the town -- The federals rally on Cemetery Hill -- The price in blood.