A Sight Never to Be Forgotten: Eyewitness Accounts from Union Chaplains at Gettysburg

Chaplains' eyewitness accounts illuminate Gettysburg’s battle and soldiers through intimate, firsthand perspectives.Out of the more than 250 Union regiments that fought at Gettysburg, more than 130 were accompanied by chaplains, and about 50 of those chaplains left records of their experiences. This book includes stories of those eyewitness accounts, taken from regimental histories, letters, newspaper articles, and memoirs, that provide a unique view of the Gettysburg campaign, the battle, the soldiers, and the chaplains' role.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsForewordChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The First CorpsChapter 3 The Second CorpsChapter 4 The Third CorpsChapter 5 The Fifth CorpsChapter 6 The Sixth CorpsChapter 7 The Eleventh CorpsChapter 8 The Twelfth CorpsChapter 9 The Cavalry CorpsAppendix: List of Chaplains by BrigadesNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author Read more