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Stand to It and Give Them Hell chronicles the Gettysburg fighting from Cemetery Ridge to Little Round Top on July 2, 1863, through the letters, memoirs, diaries, and postwar recollections of the men from both armies who struggled to control that hallowed ground.
John Michael Priest, dubbed the Ernie Pyle of the Civil War soldier by legendary historian Edwin C. Bearss, wrote this book to help readers understand and experience, as closely as possible through the written word, the stress and terror of that fateful day in Pennsylvania.
Nearly sixty detailed maps, mostly on the regimental level, illustrate the tremendous troop congestion in the Wheatfield, the Peach Orchard, and Devils Den. They accurately establish, by regiment or company, the extent of the Federal skirmish line from Zieglers Grove to the Slyder farm and portray the final Confederate push against the Codori farm and the center of Cemetery Ridge, which three Confederate divisionsin what is popularly known as Picketts Chargewould unsuccessfully attack on the final day of fighting.
Stand to It and Give Them Hell puts a human face on the second day of the nations epic Civil War battle . . . Mike Priest has taken a familiar story and somehow made it fresh and new. It is simply first-rate. Lance J. Herdegen, award-winning author of Union Soldiers in the American Civil War
Remarkable . . . Priests distinctive style is rife with anecdotes, many drawn from obscure diaries and letters, artfully stitched together in an original manner. David G. Martin, author of The Shiloh Campaign
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Text and Maps 2014, by John Michael Priest
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Priest, John M., 1949
Stand to it and give them hell: Gettysburg as the Soldiers Experienced it from Cemetery Ridge to
Little Round Top, July 2, 1863 / John Michael Priest.First edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-61121-176-4
1. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863Sources. 2. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa.,
1863Personal narratives. I. Title.
E475.53.P94 2014
973.7349dc23
2014020155
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To my mother-in-law and father-in-law,
Margaret M. Whitacre and Elwood Whitacre,
Who have always treated me as one of their family
And To my identical twin, William Lee Priest,
With all my love.
Chapter 1:
July 1, 1863, Daylight
Chapter 2:
July 2, 1863, 1:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Chapter 3:
July 2, 1863, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
Chapter 4:
July 2, 1863, Noon-3:00 p.m.
Chapter 5:
July 2, 1863, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Chapter 6:
July 2, 1863, 4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Chapter 7:
July 2, 1863, 4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Chapter 8:
July 2, 1863, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Chapter 9:
July 2, 1863, 5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Chapter 10:
July 2, 1863, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Chapter 11:
July 2, 1863, 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Chapter 12:
July 2, 1863, 6:00 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
Chapter 13:
July 2, 1863, 6:20 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Chapter 14:
July 2, 1863: 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Chapter 15:
July 2, 1863, 7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Chapter 16:
July 2, 1863, 7:30 p.m.-Late Evening
Appendix
Order of Battle for the Troops on Cemetery and Seminary Ridges, July 2, 1863
Stand to It and Give Them Hell is the story of what happened from Cemetery Ridge to the Round Tops on July 2, 1863, from the perspective of the men who fought there. As with all of my writing projects, I began with no specific goal or thesis in mind except to learn more about the action as seen through the eyes of the men who were there.
The men whose stories comprise this book wrote it in their pain, suffering, and blood. I merely organized what they did into a readable narrative. The result is a rendition of the battle somewhat different from traditional accounts of the most written about military action in history. I will let readers identify those differences for themselves.
Each of these accounts is a precious firsthand jewel that adds to our knowledge of Gettysburg. For example, after sifting through hundreds of accounts, I discovered more than I ever anticipated I might about what happened at Sickless Salient, and in some respects it was different than what I had been taught in my youth. Much of this might not be new to Gettysburg aficionados, but a lot of it was new to me. Indeed, in several significant ways it changed my perception of the battle. My sincere hope is that readers close this book and feel the same way.
I have no proverbial axe to grind, no cause to defend, and no underlying agenda unless presenting a battle as realistically as I am capable of doing is an agenda. In weaving this tapestry of accounts, I have gathered information from literally hundreds of primary sources. I have reconstructed the events as I understand them to have occurred, but make no claim to infallibility. I do not take any of my fellow authors to task because my findings might disagree with theirs. I dont question anyones personal motivations in their use of particular sources or their academic credibility. I have not weighed down the content of the narrative with unnecessary biographical data or extensive sidebars within the text. Instead, I inserted most of that type of information into the footnotes, where I believe it belongs.
To the men and boys who fought and died on that hallowed ground, thank you for the gift of knowledge you have bequeathed to us all.
John Michael Priest
Clear Spring, MD
July, 2014
I could never have completed this book without the support and assistance of a host of people and institutions. I am sure I have left someone out, and if so I apologize in advance. You know who you are, and please know I appreciate your help.
Kent Masterson Brown and Dr. Richard A. Sauers graciously read my manuscript and contributed valuable comments and detailed editorial suggestions to clean up my writing. John Heiser, Gettysburg National Military Park, opened the library to me and provided a great deal of generous assistance. Craig Dunne, the author of Harvestfields of Death, one of the finest regimental histories I have ever read, graciously loaned me his entire collection of Gettysburg Magazine. Special thanks to Dr. David G. Martin, co-author of Regimental Strengths and Losses at Gettysburg, for giving me permission to use his material in the Order of Battle.
I used resources from the Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, VT; Goodhue County Historical Society, Red Wing, MN; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; Yale University, New Haven, CT; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Detroit Public Library, Detroit, MI; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA; New York State Library, Albany, NY; Ontario County Historical Society, Canadaigua, NY; Bowdoin College Library, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; Queens University at Kingston, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Pennsylvania Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA; Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN; MOLLUS Civil War Library and Museum, Philadelphia, PA; Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; William Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI.
Dr. Richard Sommers (now retired) and the incredible staff at the Unites States Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, helped me scour the institutions tremendous collection of documents and manuscripts and were always available to answer my questions.
Morris M. Penny, co-author with J. Gary Laine of Laws Alabama Brigade in the War Between the Union and the Confederacy and Struggle for the Round Tops: Laws Alabama Brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2-3, 1863 sent me his large collection of research material on the fighting on the southern end of the field, which included materials from Hillsboro College and the Alabama State Archives. Andrew J. DeCusati loaned me copies of materials from his collection on the 27th Connecticut.
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