| Damn Dutch: Pennsylvania Germans at Gettysburg Contributor(s): Valuska, David L. (Author), Keller, Christian B. (Author), Hartwig, Scott (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0811706745 ISBN-13: 9780811706742 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Dewey: 973.073 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.4" W x 8.98" (0.89 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Ethnic Orientation - German - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first work to highlight the contributions of regiments of the Pennsylvania Dutch and the post-1820 immigrant Germans at the Battle of Gettysburg. On the first day, the 1st Corps, in which many of the Pennsylvania Dutch groups served, and the half-German 11th Corps, which had five regiments of either variety in it, bought with their blood enough time for the Federals to adequately prepare the high ground, which proved critical in the end for the Union victory. On the second day, they participated in beating back Confederate attacks that threatened to crack the Union defenses on Cemetery Hill and in other strategic locations. |