num_pages: 352
description: Prior to the battle of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863, the costliest battle of the Civil War had been Antietam, in September 1862, in which more than 23,000 were killed or wounded in eleven hours. At Gettysburg, approximately 33,000 were killed or wounded and another 10,000 missing in action.The History Buff's Guide™ to Gettysburg covers the action of those days and the surrounding area by means of detailed top-ten lists, ranking the best, worst, first, and most significant elements of the largest and deadliest battle of the Civil War.Chapters From the days leading up to the historic battle and the aftermath in which the townsfolk were left to rebuild their lives and town (and the later establishment of the national battlefield park), The History Buff's Guide™ to Gettysburg is a fresh, new approach to the subject.
language: English
title: The History Buff's Guide to Gettysburg
titlecomplete: The History Buff's Guide to Gettysburg (History Buff's Guides)
genres: American Civil War, History, Civil War, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 45
publisher: Cumberland House