The colors of courage
Subtitle: Gettysburg's hidden history : immigrants, women, and African-Americans in the Civil War's defining battle
By: Margaret Creighton.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg -- History -- 19th century; Women, White -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg -- History -- 19th century; African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg -- History -- 19th century; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Immigrant; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-308) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Gettysburg campaign : a brief chronology; title: Prologue : the lay of the land; a sign of the times; title: An afternoon in the badlands; title: The season of disbelief; title: Desolation's edge; title: Flying thick like blackbirds; title: Bold acts; title: The wide eye of the storm; title: The aftermath; title: The seesaw of honor, or, How the pigpen was mightier than the sword; title: Women and remembrance; title: Making a living on hallowed land.