Th ere is no shortage of scholarly material about the Gettysburg Address, arguably America’s most famous speech. Attorney David Hirsch and electrical engineer Dan Van Haft en have added another book to the growing list, an addendum to their larger work, Abraham Lincoln and the Structure of Reason (2010). In Th e Ultimate Guide to the Gettysburg Address, the authors examine the Gettysburg Address’s basic elements and “demonstrate how the scientifi c method is basic to the structure of the Gettysburg Address.” Th e book’s description boldly claims that it “explains the 272word speech more thoroughly than any book previously published” (Cover). Unfortunately, the Ultimate Guide’s meager size does not carry the weight its cover matter suggests. Th e book opens with lengthy block quotes from the November 20, 1863, edition of Th e New York Times and from historian Michael Burlingame. Th e remaining pages introduce readers to the “Six Elements of a Proposition,” the adaptation of Euclidean geometry to the process of speechwriting. Th e six elements are: enunciation, exposition, specifi cation, construction, proof, and conclusion. According to Hirsh and Van Haft en, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address possessed all six elements.
{"title":"The Ultimate Guide to the Gettysburg Address by David Hirsch and Dan Van Haften (review)","authors":"J. Frederick","doi":"10.1353/GET.2018.0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/GET.2018.0007","url":null,"abstract":"Th ere is no shortage of scholarly material about the Gettysburg Address, arguably America’s most famous speech. Attorney David Hirsch and electrical engineer Dan Van Haft en have added another book to the growing list, an addendum to their larger work, Abraham Lincoln and the Structure of Reason (2010). In Th e Ultimate Guide to the Gettysburg Address, the authors examine the Gettysburg Address’s basic elements and “demonstrate how the scientifi c method is basic to the structure of the Gettysburg Address.” Th e book’s description boldly claims that it “explains the 272word speech more thoroughly than any book previously published” (Cover). Unfortunately, the Ultimate Guide’s meager size does not carry the weight its cover matter suggests. Th e book opens with lengthy block quotes from the November 20, 1863, edition of Th e New York Times and from historian Michael Burlingame. Th e remaining pages introduce readers to the “Six Elements of a Proposition,” the adaptation of Euclidean geometry to the process of speechwriting. Th e six elements are: enunciation, exposition, specifi cation, construction, proof, and conclusion. According to Hirsh and Van Haft en, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address possessed all six elements.","PeriodicalId":268075,"journal":{"name":"Gettysburg Magazine","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127758873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning the Hard Lessons of Army Command! Maj. Gen. George G. Meade during the Gettysburg Campaign","authors":"Thomas J. Ryan","doi":"10.1353/GET.2018.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/GET.2018.0003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":268075,"journal":{"name":"Gettysburg Magazine","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123592190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blueprint for Glory, Part II: The May 1863 Reorganization of the Army of Northern Virginia","authors":"C. Norville","doi":"10.1353/GET.2018.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/GET.2018.0002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":268075,"journal":{"name":"Gettysburg Magazine","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128787246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
At 2,30 p. m., the artillery fi re having to some extent abated, the order to advance was given, fi rst by MajorGeneral Pickett in person, and repeated by General Garnett with promptness, apparent cheerfulness, and alacrity. Th e brigade moved forward at quick time. Th e ground was open, but little broken, and from 800 to 1,000 yards from the crest whence we started to the enemy’s line. Th e brigade moved in good order, keeping up its line almost perfectly, notwithstanding it had to climb three high post and rail fences, behind the last of which the enemy’s skirmishers were fi rst met and immediately drive in. Moving on, we soon met the advance line of the enemy, lying concealed in the grass on the slope, about 100 yards in front of his second line, which consisted of a stone wall about breast high, running nearly parallel to and about 30 paces from the crest of the hill, which was lined with their artillery. Th e fi rst line referred to above, aft er off ering some resistance, was completely routed, and driven in confusion back to the stone wall. Here we captured some prisoners, which were ordered to the rear without a guard. Having routed the enemy here, General Garnett ordered the brigade forward, which it promptly obeyed, loading and fi ring as it advanced. Up to this time we had suffered but little from the enemy’s batteries, which apparently had been much crippled previous to our advance, with the exception of one posted on Early Contemporary Accounts on the Fate of Confederate Brig. Gen. Richard Brooke Garnett in the Battle of Gettysburg
{"title":"Early Contemporary Accounts on the Fate of Confederate Brig. Gen. Richard Brooke Garnett in the Battle of Gettysburg","authors":"E. Skoufos","doi":"10.1353/GET.2018.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/GET.2018.0005","url":null,"abstract":"At 2,30 p. m., the artillery fi re having to some extent abated, the order to advance was given, fi rst by MajorGeneral Pickett in person, and repeated by General Garnett with promptness, apparent cheerfulness, and alacrity. Th e brigade moved forward at quick time. Th e ground was open, but little broken, and from 800 to 1,000 yards from the crest whence we started to the enemy’s line. Th e brigade moved in good order, keeping up its line almost perfectly, notwithstanding it had to climb three high post and rail fences, behind the last of which the enemy’s skirmishers were fi rst met and immediately drive in. Moving on, we soon met the advance line of the enemy, lying concealed in the grass on the slope, about 100 yards in front of his second line, which consisted of a stone wall about breast high, running nearly parallel to and about 30 paces from the crest of the hill, which was lined with their artillery. Th e fi rst line referred to above, aft er off ering some resistance, was completely routed, and driven in confusion back to the stone wall. Here we captured some prisoners, which were ordered to the rear without a guard. Having routed the enemy here, General Garnett ordered the brigade forward, which it promptly obeyed, loading and fi ring as it advanced. Up to this time we had suffered but little from the enemy’s batteries, which apparently had been much crippled previous to our advance, with the exception of one posted on Early Contemporary Accounts on the Fate of Confederate Brig. Gen. Richard Brooke Garnett in the Battle of Gettysburg","PeriodicalId":268075,"journal":{"name":"Gettysburg Magazine","volume":"121 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116377117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Book Notes will not likely understand the complexities of artillery deployment and terminology. For instance, Shultz repeatedly referred to the prolong, the long rope that allowed gunners to connect their piece to the limber without hitching it. When he fi rst introduced the prolong, Shultz did not specify what it was. Occasionally, the author assumes his readers already possess an advanced understanding of Civil War terminology and tactics. Consequently, this book could be a hard sell for readers who are just beginning to learn about the battle. Also, the author makes a claim that requires more explanation. On page 30, Shultz writes, “By and large, Union gunners were also better artillerists than their Southern counterparts.” Without any examples or explanations, Shultz lets that generalization hang there awkwardly. I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with him, but a deeper analysis of Confederate shortcomings would have been a helpful addition. In any case, Double Canister at Ten Yards is a good overview of the importance of Union artillery during this chaotic phase of the battle, and it should be read by anyone who wants to study Longstreet’s Assault. Should the author want to turn his eye toward the Union artillery’s counterpart— the lessdecisive role of the Confederate artillery during the bombardment— I’ll bet readers would be just as interested in it. Bert Dunkerly Richmond National Battlefi eld Park
{"title":"Pure Heart: The Faith of a Father and Son in the War for a More Perfect Union by William F. Quigley, Jr. (review)","authors":"T. Orr","doi":"10.1353/get.2018.0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/get.2018.0009","url":null,"abstract":"Book Notes will not likely understand the complexities of artillery deployment and terminology. For instance, Shultz repeatedly referred to the prolong, the long rope that allowed gunners to connect their piece to the limber without hitching it. When he fi rst introduced the prolong, Shultz did not specify what it was. Occasionally, the author assumes his readers already possess an advanced understanding of Civil War terminology and tactics. Consequently, this book could be a hard sell for readers who are just beginning to learn about the battle. Also, the author makes a claim that requires more explanation. On page 30, Shultz writes, “By and large, Union gunners were also better artillerists than their Southern counterparts.” Without any examples or explanations, Shultz lets that generalization hang there awkwardly. I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with him, but a deeper analysis of Confederate shortcomings would have been a helpful addition. In any case, Double Canister at Ten Yards is a good overview of the importance of Union artillery during this chaotic phase of the battle, and it should be read by anyone who wants to study Longstreet’s Assault. Should the author want to turn his eye toward the Union artillery’s counterpart— the lessdecisive role of the Confederate artillery during the bombardment— I’ll bet readers would be just as interested in it. Bert Dunkerly Richmond National Battlefi eld Park","PeriodicalId":268075,"journal":{"name":"Gettysburg Magazine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129625151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lee vs. Hooker: The Utility of Intelligence in the Gettysburg Campaign","authors":"G. Donne","doi":"10.1353/GET.2018.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/GET.2018.0004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":268075,"journal":{"name":"Gettysburg Magazine","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122907255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Book Notes will not likely understand the complexities of artillery deployment and terminology. For instance, Shultz repeatedly referred to the prolong, the long rope that allowed gunners to connect their piece to the limber without hitching it. When he fi rst introduced the prolong, Shultz did not specify what it was. Occasionally, the author assumes his readers already possess an advanced understanding of Civil War terminology and tactics. Consequently, this book could be a hard sell for readers who are just beginning to learn about the battle. Also, the author makes a claim that requires more explanation. On page 30, Shultz writes, “By and large, Union gunners were also better artillerists than their Southern counterparts.” Without any examples or explanations, Shultz lets that generalization hang there awkwardly. I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with him, but a deeper analysis of Confederate shortcomings would have been a helpful addition. In any case, Double Canister at Ten Yards is a good overview of the importance of Union artillery during this chaotic phase of the battle, and it should be read by anyone who wants to study Longstreet’s Assault. Should the author want to turn his eye toward the Union artillery’s counterpart— the lessdecisive role of the Confederate artillery during the bombardment— I’ll bet readers would be just as interested in it. Bert Dunkerly Richmond National Battlefi eld Park
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It was early aft ernoon in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Th e mercury hovered in the mid70s, but for troops who had labored along in heavy woolen uniforms over thirteen miles of rutted roads, through a pelting rain shower, racing the last mile at the doublequick, the chance to throw themselves upon the ground for a brief respite came as a welcome relief. Brig. Gen. Francis Channing Barlow had pushed his men hard, William Paynton in the 17th Connecticut recalled that “straggling was strictly forbidden— that the ranks must be kept closed up, and regimental and company commanders would be held accountable for the violation of said order.”1 Barlow’s aides rode up and down the marching column to enforce the edict. By the time they reached town the men were out of breath, thirsty, their legs tired with the weight of many hard miles. But here
{"title":"“A Most Obstinate Resistance”: The Defense of Blocher’s Knoll","authors":"James S. Pula","doi":"10.1353/GET.2017.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/GET.2017.0011","url":null,"abstract":"It was early aft ernoon in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Th e mercury hovered in the mid70s, but for troops who had labored along in heavy woolen uniforms over thirteen miles of rutted roads, through a pelting rain shower, racing the last mile at the doublequick, the chance to throw themselves upon the ground for a brief respite came as a welcome relief. Brig. Gen. Francis Channing Barlow had pushed his men hard, William Paynton in the 17th Connecticut recalled that “straggling was strictly forbidden— that the ranks must be kept closed up, and regimental and company commanders would be held accountable for the violation of said order.”1 Barlow’s aides rode up and down the marching column to enforce the edict. By the time they reached town the men were out of breath, thirsty, their legs tired with the weight of many hard miles. But here","PeriodicalId":268075,"journal":{"name":"Gettysburg Magazine","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125872503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Th e Army of the Potomac under the command of Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker faced a very real crisis in May 1863. Already reeling from its recent defeat at Chancellorsville, the army was about to lose fi ft yfi ve veteran infantry regiments in May and June due to the expiration of their terms of service. When combined with the more than 17,000 casualties sustained at Chancellorsville, the army would embark upon the next campaign reduced by some 40,000 men.1 Clearly, major organizational reforms that would aff ect all three of the army’s combat arms— infantry, cavalry, and artillery— would be needed in the face of such losses. To be sure, the Army of the Potomac was a hardened and veteran force, although one beset by organizational and leadership problems and a record of failure. Chief among the army’s problems were high rates of unit loss and replacement, frequent leadership turnover at midand upperechelons, and an organizational structure that had been rendered largely obsolescent by evolving battlefi eld conditions. Major organizational changes were in the offi ng. As the army approached the fi eld at Gettysburg, its basic structure would appear largely unaltered from its Chancellorsville confi guration; the army in both campaigns comprised seven infantry corps with their supporting artillery, an artillery reserve, and a cavalry corps. However, this macro picture obscures the myriad disruptive organizational changes that had altered the composition of nearly every unit in all three branches of service. Th ese changes, combined with the mustering out of so
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Gettysburg Magazine, no. 57 The Scout Jim Gambrell and his brother Ira were students in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, when the Civil War began. Like most young men of the time, they and their classmates rushed to the colors, ready to defend their state, though not necessarily to defend slavery. Jim was nineteen, Ira twentyone. Th ey joined with others from Pontotoc County to form a company that called itself the “Cherry Creek Rifl es.” A few days later, the unit moved north to Corinth, where it was folded into the 2nd Mississippi Volunteer Infantry as Company I and dispatched east to join other new regiments at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. In the next eighteen months, the men of the 2nd Mississippi saw action at First Bull Run, Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam, among other encounters. In November 1862, their brigade was given a short restful assignment in North Carolina before moving into southeastern Virginia to participate in the “siege of Suff olk” in the early winter of 1863. Th is deployment caused them to miss the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, but they were summoned north to rejoin the Army of Northern Virginia for Lee’s invasion of Pennsylvania in June 1863. Both Gambrell boys distinguished themselves in the early stages of the war. Ira was elected lieutenant and Jim was promoted to sergeant. Jim, in his words, “drift ed” into scouting. Sometime in 1862, Gen. A. P. Hill rode past the troops and called for a volunteer to scout ahead of the Army of Northern Virginia and seek out the whereabouts of the enemy. “Th at was an appeal that turned the course of a First Shot, Not Shot, Last Shot Sgt. Jim Gambrell at Gettysburg
葛底斯堡杂志，不。内战开始时，童子军吉姆·甘布雷尔和他的兄弟艾拉都是密西西比州蓬托托克县的学生。像当时大多数年轻人一样，他们和他们的同学们冲向战场，准备捍卫他们的国家，尽管不一定要捍卫奴隶制。吉姆19岁，艾拉21岁。他们与蓬托托克县的其他人一起成立了一个公司，自称为“樱桃溪步枪队”。几天后，这支部队向北移动到科林斯，在那里它被编入密西西比志愿第二步兵团(second Mississippi Volunteer Infantry)，成为第一连，并被派往东部，在弗吉尼亚州的哈珀斯费里(Harper’s Ferry)与其他新组建的团会合。在接下来的18个月里，密西西比第二步兵师参加了在第一奔牛河、七松河、盖恩斯磨坊、第二奔牛河、南山和安提特姆等地的战斗。1862年11月，他们的旅被派往北卡罗莱纳进行短暂的休整性任务，然后在1863年初冬前往弗吉尼亚东南部参加“围攻萨福克”。这一部署使他们错过了弗雷德里克斯堡和钱瑟勒斯维尔的战斗，但他们被召集到北方，重新加入北弗吉尼亚军队，参加1863年6月李将军入侵宾夕法尼亚州的战斗。甘布雷尔家的两个男孩在战争初期都表现出色。艾拉被选为中尉，吉姆被提升为中士。用吉姆的话说，他“随波逐流”地进入了球探行业。1862年的某个时候，a·p·希尔将军(a . P. Hill)骑马经过这些部队，他号召一名志愿者在北弗吉尼亚军团(Army of Northern Virginia)的前面侦察，寻找敌人的下落。这一呼吁改变了葛底斯堡战役中的第一枪，而不是最后一枪
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