Buford at gettysburg
(2015)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Pickle Partners Publishing : Made available through hoopla, 2015
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781782899327 (electronic bk.) MWT11520110, 1782899324 (electronic bk.) 11520110
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
During the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, then Brigadier General John Buford commanded the First Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, U.S.A. He is generally credited with determining the importance of, and holding the ground near Gettysburg for the coming battle. This study examines the controversies surrounding Buford's actions and discusses whether the controversies have overshadowed the importance of the lessons to be learned from the events
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