A LITTLE PIECE OF HELL AT GETTYSBURG: The Attack and Defense of the Rose Farm, July 2-3, 1863

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Draws on deep research and moving prose to carry readers through every stage of the fighting. Carefully examines the battle from the perspective of both the generals who planned it and the men in the ranks who fought it. His use of scores of archival and firsthand accounts, together with original maps, explanatory footnotes, and a keen understanding of the terrain, sheds significant new light on the experiences of these front-line troops and the iconic post-battle photographs. The Confederates used the house and barn for shelter and, after the fighting, as a field hospital. Between 500 and 1,000 Southerners were buried on the Rose property. Contains 44 images and 8 maps.