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Armistead and Hancock : behind the Gettysburg legend of two friends at the turning point of the Civil War / Tom McMillan.

Summary:
"Part biography and part history, this book clarifies the record regarding the friendship of Union general Winfield Hancock and Confederate general Lewis Armistead with new information and fresh perspective, reversing misconceptions about an amazing story of two friends that has defined the Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780811769945
  • Physical Description: vi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Friendship Torn -- Armistead at "The Point" -- Florida and the Frontier -- Hancock Comes of Age -- Glory in Mexico -- Unimaginable Sadness -- Hancock the Quartermaster -- California -- War Breaks Out -- Proclamation -- To Gettysburg -- Second Day -- The Charge -- "I Found That He Had Died" -- "Don't Let Me Bleed to Death" -- Almost Mr. President -- Legacy.
Subject: Gettysburg Campaign, 1863.
Armistead, Lewis A. (Lewis Addison), 1817-1863 > Friends and associates.
Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824-1886 > Friends and associates.
Generals > Confederate States of America > Friends and associates.
Generals > United States > Friends and associates.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Gettysburg Library 973.7349 MCMILLAN (Text)
Endowment: Jane Rice and Philip Jones Named Endowment, 2021
35740635776982 Nonfiction Checked Out 04/23/2024
Mifflin Community Library 973.7349 MCM (Text) 33249024730289 Non-fiction Available -
North Wales Area Library 973.7349 McMillan (Text) 35410000785568 NWAL Non-Fiction Available -


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