“Stand to It and Give Them Hell†chronicles the Gettysburg fighting from Cemetery Ridge to Little Round Top on July 2; 1863; through the letters; memoirs; diaries; and postwar recollections of the men from both armies who struggled to control that “hallowed ground.†John Michael Priest; dubbed the “Ernie Pyle†of the Civil War soldier; wrote this book to help readers understand and experience; as closely as possible through the written word; the stress and terror of that fateful day in Pennsylvania. Readers will gain a deeper appreciation of the personal sacrifice made that awful day by privates and generals alike. This invaluable method uses their own words to paint a rich tapestry of their personal courage and cowardice; and their failures and triumphs. Nearly 60 detailed maps; mostly on the regimental level; illustrate the tremendous troop congestion in the Wheatfield; the Peach Orchard; and Devil’s Den. They accurately establish; by regiment or by company; the extent of the Federal skirmish line from Ziegler’s Grove to the Slyder farm and portray the final Confederate push against the Codori farm and the center of Cemetery Ridge; which three Confederate divisions in what is popularly known as Pickett’s Charge would unsuccessfully attack on the final day of fighting. This is a book about combat as seen through the eyes of those who waged it. There is no glamour here; and no adventure. Nor are there accusations; confessions; or second-guessing from the comfort of an easy chair. Instead; “Stand to It and Give Them Hell†offers the brutal; heart-wrenching story of a slice of America’s greatest battle as described by those who marched; fought; bled; and died there. This is their story; and it is one you will long remember.
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