James A Hessler: 3 books
Sickles at Gettysburg
The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, and Declared Himself the Hero of Gettysburg
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
“Sickles is as dividing a figure in Civil War history as there is. In his masterful work . . . Hessler . . . puts him out there with all his wrinkles” (Confederate Book Review).
Winner of the Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable of Central New Jersey’s Bachelder-Coddington Literary Award
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Gettysburg’s Peach Orchard
Longstreet, Sickles, and the Bloody Fight for the “Commanding Ground” Along the Emmitsburg Road
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2019
More books have been written about the battle of Gettysburg than any other engagement of the Civil War. The historiography of the battle’s second day is usually dominated by the Union’s successful defense of Little Round Top, but the day’s most influential action occurred nearly one mile west...
Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg
A Guide to the Most Famous Attack in American History
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
150 years after the event, the grand near-suicidal attack against the Union position on Cemetery Ridge still emotionally resonates with Gettysburg enthusiasts like no other aspect of the battle. On the afternoon of July 3, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered more than 12,000 Southern infantry to...