To Gettysburg And Beyond: The Parallel Lives of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Edward Porter Alexander

by Michael Golay

A study of two men who played key roles in the Battle of Gettysburg follows the lives and military careers of Chamberlain, the Union commander who saved the day at Little Round Top, and Alexander, professional artillerist, engineer, and aide to Lee and Longstreet.

Genres: Civil War, History, Nonfiction, American Civil War, Biography

436 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Bev · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being Joshua Chamberlain fan, I just had to read this one. I liked the parallels made between Chamberlain & Alexander. Very well done.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting book although I think calling the lives of these two men parallel is a bit of a stretch. Both fought through nearly the entire war and were present at nearly all of the major battles in the Eastern theatre. I enjoyed reading about their lives after the war as both of them were young men during the war and lived for another 50 years or so.

[Dick Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was not prepared to enjoy this gift book as much as I did. The explanation of the various phases of the war along with background information was thorough. Also the treatment of all subjects in the book was done with a great deal of compassion. I think it surpasses Grant's memoirs.