
Few know the stories behind the monuments that dot the battlefield or the controversies, and there are many, that became a part of the story. This volume goes beyond the typical guidebook, focusing on the little-known stories behind the battle. The answers to these and other quest
- Title : So You Think You Know Gettysburg? The Stories behind the Monuments and the Men Who Fought One of America's Most Epic Battles
- Author : James Gindlesperger
- Rating : 4.67 (102 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-6-12
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 188 Pages
- Asin : 0895873745
- Language : English
Few know the stories behind the monuments that dot the battlefield or the controversies, and there are many, that became a part of the story. This volume goes beyond the typical guidebook, focusing on the little-known stories behind the battle. The answers to these and other questions are often as fascinating as the story of the battle itself.
In So You Think You Know Gettysburg? James and Suzanne Gindlesperger provide details for over 200 different sites in the park. Brief narratives then describe the sites and what took place in the immediate area.
You may have visited the park, but do you know about the ten or so Confederates buried by accident in Gettysburg National Cemetery? One entry in the book explains how an embezzling general, when asked why he had no monument at Gettysburg, replied, "Why, hell, the whole battlefield is my monument." Another tells whose dog is depicted in the 11th Pennsylvania Monument and why. More than 270 color photographs are accompanied by color-coded maps showing where each photo was takeSuzanne is the cofounder of Pennwriters, a professional organization of published and aspiring authors. James is a Friend of the Field at Gettysburg and the author of three books about the Civil War: Escape from Libby Prison, Seed Corn of the Confederacy, and Fire on the Water. The couple lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. About the Author James and Suzanne Gindlesperger have visited the battlefield an average of five times a year for the past twenty years.Suzanne is the cofounder of Pennwriters, a professional organization of published and aspiring authors. The couple lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. James and Suzanne Gindlesperger have visited the battlefield an average of five times a year for the past twenty years.


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