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Laura
This is the second book of the The Civil War: 1861-1865 series.

In this book, the author describes four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.

Through the vision of the four main characters, Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet for the Confederacy, and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and John Buford for the Union, the author describes the battle of Gettysburg.


The Battle of Gettysburg, by Thure de Thulstrup

Page 29-30:
"Some of us volunteered to fight for Union. Some came in mainly bec
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Elizabeth
Feb 05, 2023 rated it really liked it
Shelves: american-lit
Sometimes it's those random recommendations that cause me to read a book, this one made at a table of display books in a bookstore. I was commenting on titles I'd recommend to the person I was with when a stranger said try this one, it's excellent. I took a photo and then reserved it from the library. The novel imagines the conversations and thoughts of military leaders at Gettysburg, bringing their hopes and fears as well as their pasts and futures to us through dialogue and descriptions of int ...more
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