A Strange and Blighted Land : Gettysburg: the Aftermath of a Battle.

Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) was the largest battle fought on the American continent. Remarkably few who study it contemplate what came after the armies marched away. Who would care for the tens of thousands of wounded? What happened to the thousands of dead men, horses, and tons of detritus scattere...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coco, Gregory
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Havertown : Savas Beatie, 2018.
Subjects:
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 > Social aspects.
Burial > Pennsylvania > Gettysburg > History > 19th century.
Corpse removals > Pennsylvania > Gettysburg > History > 19th century.
Prisoners of war > United States > History > 19th century.
Bataille de Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Penns., 1863.
Bataille de Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Penns., 1863 > Aspect social.
Sépulture > Pennsylvanie > Gettysburg > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Enlèvement des cadavres > Pennsylvanie > Gettysburg > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Burial
Corpse removals
Medical care
Military campaigns
Prisoners of war
Social aspects
Pennsylvania > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Medical care.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania > Gettysburg
United States
History
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • No tongue can depict the carnage : the battlefield in the aftermath
  • A long black shadow : the burial of the dead
  • A great rushing river of agony : the care of the wounded
  • The woods are full of them : prisoners of war, stragglers, and deserters
  • The sacred sod : from battlefield to hallowed ground.

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