Addressing Gettysburg

Retreat From Gettysburg- with Kent Masterson Brown


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Kent Masterson Brown returns to talk about his book Retreat from Gettysburg Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign. If you haven't read this book, you should get a copy ASAP from our friends at For The Historian (don't forget to mention us for a discount). AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS 2005 James I. Robertson Jr. Literary Prize, The Civil War Library and Research Center2005 Bachelder-Coddington Literary Award, Robert E. Lee Civil War Round Table of Central New Jersey2005 Distinguished Writing Award, Army Historical Foundation In a groundbreaking, comprehensive history of the Army of Northern Virginia's retreat from Gettysburg in July 1863, Kent Masterson Brown draws on previously untapped sources to chronicle the massive effort of General Robert E. Lee and his command as they sought to move people, equipment, and scavenged supplies through hostile territory and plan the army's next moves. Brown reveals that even though the battle of Gettysburg was a defeat for the Army of Northern Virginia, Lee's successful retreat maintained the balance of power in the eastern theater and left his army with enough forage, stores, and fresh meat to ensure its continued existence as an effective force.
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