At Gettysburg and Elsewhere (Expanded, Annotated): The Civil War Memoir of John Gibbon

By John Gibbon

General John Gibbon didn't just witness history at Gettysburg-he stood at its epicenter. As division commander on Cemetery Ridge, Pickett's Charge crashed directly into his lines on that fateful third day. Wounded in the battle's climax, Gibbon survived to tell one of the war's most compelling firsthand accounts.

What Makes This Memoir Extraordinary: Unfiltered battlefield perspective: Not a strategic overview, but a soldier's raw, personal account of four years fighting America's bloodiest conflictIntimate portraits of Civil War giants: Gibbon's frank assessments of Lincoln, Grant, Meade, Hancock, Hooker, and Pope reveal the men behind the legends-their brilliance, flaws, and character under fireThe definitive Gettysburg narrative: Gibbon's own recollections enhanced by Lieutenant Frank Haskell's masterful account of July 3rd, 1863, when 12,000 Confederate soldiers advanced across open fields toward Gibbon's positionBeyond Gettysburg: Follow Gibbon through major campaigns across the Eastern Theater and later service in the Indian WarsA Commander's Honest Voice
Gibbon wrote without pretense or romanticization. He praised leaders he respected and didn't hesitate to criticize those who failed their men. His memoir captures the confusion, courage, horror, and occasional absurdity of Civil War combat with striking clarity.

Whether you're a Gettysburg enthusiast, Civil War historian, or reader seeking authentic military memoir, Gibbon's account delivers insights and anecdotes found nowhere else. This is history as lived by one of the Union Army's most reliable and respected commanders.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151904190X
• ISBN13: 9781519041906
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"