Charles B. Hamblen - Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg
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Charles P. Hamblens posthumous text provides the first account in more than 25 years of soldiers from the Nutmeg State and their role during the Battle of Gettysburg.Dramatic narrative is interwoven with excerpts from the letters and diaries of Connecticuts fighting ranks to produce an extended overview of the battle that will appeal to Civil War buffs, first-time students of Gettysburg, and those interested in Connecticut history. Special attention is given to the 17th Connecticut regiments distinguished part in the conflict at Barlows Knoll and East Cemetery Hill, including the little-known action at the Josiah Benner Farm on July 1, 1863.Supplemented with numerous photographs of the participants, many of which have never before been published, and detailed maps pinpointing the position of Connecticuts five regiments during the battle, Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg offers an original retelling of the greatest battle of the Civil War.
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Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863, Connecticut--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
publication date
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1993
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E475.53.H22 1993eb
ddc
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973.7/349
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Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863, Connecticut--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
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Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg
by Charles P. Hamblen
edited by Walter L. Powell
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1993 by The Kent State University Press Kent, Ohio 44242 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 92-34747 ISBN 0-87338-477-6 (cloth) ISBN 0-87338-478-4 (pbk.) Manufactured in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hamblen, Charles P., 19161986. Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg / by Charles P Hamblen ; edited by Walter L. Powell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87338-477-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 0-87338-478-4 (pbk. : alk.paper) 1. Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863. 2. ConnecticutHistoryCivil War, 18611865Regimental histories. 3. United StatesHistoryCivil War, 18611865Regimental histories. I. Powell, Walter Louis. II. Title. E475.53.H22 1993 973.7'349dc20 92-34747
British Library Cataloging-in-Publication data are available.
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Contents
List of Maps
vi
Acknowledgment
vii
Preface
ix
1 Connecticut on the March: The Roads to Gettysburg
1
2 "Always Brave and Energetic": The 17th Connecticut at Barlow's Knoll
11
3 "My Poor Regiment": The 27th Connecticut and the Wheat Field Fight
33
4 "We Had a Hand-to-Hand Conflict": The 17th Connecticut at East Cemetery Hill
53
5 "Only a Battle Would Give Us Possession": The 5th and 20th Connecticut at Culp's Hill
65
6 "The Last Throw of the Dice": The 14th Connecticut and the Fight for Cemetery Ridge
87
7 "They Felt the Shock of Battle": The Aftermath
115
Appendix: Connecticut Casualties at Gettysburg
122
Notes
134
Bibliography
144
Index
148
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List of Maps
Troop Dispositions, Gettysburg Campaign, 30 June 1863
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Connecticut at Gettysburg, 1 July 1863
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Connecticut at Gettysburg, 2 July 1863
32
Connecticut at Gettysburg, 3 July 1863: The Fight for Cemetery Ridge
52
Connecticut at Gettysburg, 3 July 1863: The Fight for Culp's Hill
66
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Acknowledgment
My family and I wish to acknowledge, with deep appreciation, the invaluable help and support of Dr. Walter L. Powell who, after the death of my husband, offered to assume the gigantic task of preparing the manuscript for publication.
For the many months of arduous editorial work involving compiling the bibliography and providing the additional materials and revision necessary for the manuscript's completion, we sincerely thank Dr. Powell, without whom my sons and I might not have experienced the great joy and satisfaction of seeing this book in print.
ELSIE M. HAMBLEN
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Preface
As with the events of the Battle of Gettysburg, fate sometimes takes a strange turn, and so it was with my first meeting with the author of this study, Charles Hamblen. In the fall of 1984 I had just submitted a proposal to the Connecticut Historical Society to do a slide lecture called "Connecticut at Gettysburg"; Charles sent a query to the Society at the same time requesting more information on their Civil War holdings. We met in Gettysburg in October, and I learned he had nearly completed the first draft of this study. During the next year we enjoyed a growing friendship, one developed through occasional meetings and a lively correspondence. I was deeply saddened by his untimely death in May 1986 and was pleased to offer my help to his family to see this work reach fruition.
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