The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War: Gettysburg Campaign, July 1863: Gettysburg Campaign, July 1863

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The Gettysburg Campaign, June-July 1863 continues the series of campaign brochures commemorating our national sacrifices during the American Civil War. Authors Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler examine the operations that culminated in the pivotal three-day Battle of Gettysburg, pitting the Union Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George G. Meade against the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. This brochure includes seven maps and seventeen illustrations.  High school students, especially those enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) History classes. community college, and academic students pursuing research about the American Civil War may be interested in this historical reference. Additionally, historians, ROTC students, military soldiers and leaders may also be interested in this volume.
 
Readers interested in the Gettysburg campaign may also want to read the Gettysburg National Military Park National Park handbook by the National Park Service.
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Selected as a
2014 Notable Government Document by the American Library Association and featured in the Library Journal, May/June magazine issue.

Excerpt from Library Journal May/June 2015 magazine issue:  http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2015/05/reference/meeting-information-challenges-notable-government-documents-2014/


"U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War Series. U.S. Army, Ctr. for Military History. 2013–14.
The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864. by J. Britt McCarley. 2014. 82p. illus. maps. 2SuDoc# D 114.2:C 49/2/ATLANTA. GPO Stock# 008-029-00582-4. $10.
Campaigns in Mississippi and Tennessee: February–December 1864. by Derek W. Risby. 2014. 67p. illus. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2:C 49/2/M 69 I. GPO Stock# 008-029-00580-8. $8.
The Civil War in the Western Theater, 1862. by Charles R. Bowery. 2014. 74p. illus. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2:C 49/2/WESTER. GPO Stock# 008-029-00567-1. $10.
The Overland Campaign: 4 May–15 June 1864. by David W. Hogan, Jr. 2014. 74p. illus. col. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2:C 49/2/OVERLA. GPO Stock# 008-029-00571-9. $10.
The Regular Army Before the Civil War: 1845–1860. by Clayton R. Newell. 2014. 55p. illus. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2:C 49/2/REGULAR. GPO Stock# 008-029-00539-5. $7.
The Shenandoah Valley Campaign: March–November 1863. by Raymond K. Bluhm Jr. 2014. 55p. illus. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2:C 49/2/SHENAN. GPO Stock# 008-029-00570-1. $7.
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, the U.S. Army’s Center for Military History has created a series of vignettes that highlight a different period of the war. These six booklets were published in 2014 and present an overview of the various battles, outlining a general synopsis of the events and putting them in perspective within their historical context. Ten titles have been completed so far, all enhanced with colorful maps of the campaigns and portraits of significant figures. "