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"The Gettysburg Campaign: The History and Legacy of the Civil War'stories Most Famous Battle" is a pretty good introduction the events leading up tomand during the battle, although it does not truly address the ramifications of the battle. The photographic portraits are a nice addition, although the photos of scenes do not come across well in the ebook version. Significant time is spent on the political background an

"The Gettysburg Campaign: The History and Legacy of the Civil War's Most Famous Campaign" is a pretty good introduction the the battle of Gettysburg. Significant time is spent setting the stage for the battle itself with focus on J. E. B. Stuart's exploits as well as the political climate that surrounded the war at that time, and the major actions of the battle itself are covered in some detail.The photographs of the

I like this quote: "Perhaps none other than George Pickett himself put it best. When asked (certainly ad nauseam) why Pickett's Charge had failed, Pickett is said to have tersely replied, "I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it." "

Again I am finding sentences being directly repeated this time "well some of the men did manage to advance to the union line and engage in hand-to-hand combat, it was of little consequence." Within two paragraphs back to back I seen that exact same sentence twice. Not sure if it is a result of poor editing or poor writing?

There have been far fewer editing mistakes as I am reading now, as opposed to the beginning where it seems that whole paragraphs had been repeated somehow.

I do like the fact that so many photos are included of the generals and people who the author speaks of. I also like the use of primary sources, such as the letters back-and-forth between Lee and his men, etc.