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July 4, 1863, saw the end of two battles, Vicksburg and Gettysburg, that together inalterably changed the course of the Civil War. It was a glorious day indeed for the Union cause. In this heart-quickening work of history, Duane Schultz interweaves the narratives of these two storied battles, fashioning a blow-by-blow account at once panoramic and intimate. Focusing on that pivotal Independence Day and the days and weeks leading up to it, Schultz vividly portrays not only the major players of the war but also the multitude of soldiers and civilians caught up in its sweep, whether it be Lincoln impatiently pacing the floor of the telegraph office as he awaits news from the front, General Meade frantically plugging the gaps in his tenuous line, or a Vicksburg family trying to make a home for itself in a cave while waiting out the Union siege. Throughout, Schultz weds a sympathetic eye with an unerring ability to trace the narrative thread through the chaos of events. - Jacket flap.
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Fourth of July, Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863, History, Personal narratives, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Gettysburg, battle of, gettysburg, pa., 1863, Vicksburg (miss.), history, siege, 1863, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narrativesPlaces
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The most glorious fourth: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4, 1863
2002, Norton
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The Most Glorious Fourth: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4, 1863
November 2001, W. W. Norton & Company
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"BEFORE THE WAR, the room had been a library."
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