Project Gutenberg 2015-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 391 Storrick, W. C. (William Clayton) Storrick, William C. The Battle of Gettysburg: The Country, the Contestants, the Results Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Battle of Gettysburg: The Country, the Contestants, the Results" by W. C. Storrick is a historical account written in the early to mid-20th century. This work provides an in-depth examination of the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the pivotal battles of the American Civil War, focusing on the location of the armies, their movements, and the strategies employed. Storrick, who was closely connected to the Gettysburg National Park Commission, brings a personal perspective to the narrative, enriching the historical context with insights from his extensive experience in the area. The opening of the book sets the stage for the events of the battle, detailing the prelude leading to the confrontation between the Confederate and Union forces. It outlines General Lee's strategic aims for the Confederate invasion and the movements of both armies as they approached Gettysburg. The author provides a clear description of the initial positions of the two armies, their commanding generals, and the challenges they faced, including problems of communication and logistics. This introduction emphasizes the significance of the battle both as a military engagement and as a crucial turning point in the Civil War, while foreshadowing the intense conflict that is to unfold in the following chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.) E456 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 245628 2025-07-20T09:42:53.128670 text/html 221112 2024-10-22T23:28:58 text/html 4305555 2025-07-20T09:43:00.419683 application/epub+zip 4308456 2025-07-20T09:42:55.544660 application/epub+zip 150603 2025-07-20T09:42:54.225687 application/epub+zip 4395369 2025-07-20T09:43:03.324670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4373145 2025-07-20T09:42:59.137670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219923 2022-09-22T20:28:44.121302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211835 2025-07-20T09:42:52.436706 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191823 2024-10-22T23:28:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16673 2025-07-20T09:43:03.457617 application/rdf+xml 26275 2025-07-20T09:42:54.316662 image/jpeg 4291 2025-07-20T09:42:54.271685 image/jpeg 4201581 2025-07-20T09:42:53.247697 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog