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

Title:

Author:

Creighton, Margaret S., 1949-

Personal Author:

Creighton, Margaret S., 1949-

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Basic Books, [2005]

Physical Description:

xxvii, 321 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Language:

English

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.

Subject Term:

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.

Geographic Term:

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.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0419/2004014003.html

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