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Covered with Glory: The 26th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg
Rod Gragg
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Description for Covered with Glory: The 26th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg
Paperback. The battle of Gettysburg was the largest engagement of the Civil War, and also the deadliest. The highest regimental casualty rate at Gettysburg, an estimated 85 percent, was incurred by the 26th North Carolina Infantry. Who were these North Carolinians? This book reveals the extraordinary story of the 26th North Carolina in detail. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
The battle of Gettysburg was the largest engagement of the Civil War, and - with more than 51,000 casualties - also the deadliest. The highest regimental casualty rate at Gettysburg, an estimated 85 percent, was incurred by the 26th North Carolina Infantry. Who were these North Carolinians? Why were they at Gettysburg? How did they come to suffer such a grievous distinction? In ""Covered with Glory"", award-winning historian Rod Gragg reveals the extraordinary story of the 26th North Carolina in fascinating detail. Praised for its 'exhaustive scholarship' and its 'highly readable style', ""Covered with Glory"" chronicles the 26th's remarkable odyssey ... Read more
The battle of Gettysburg was the largest engagement of the Civil War, and - with more than 51,000 casualties - also the deadliest. The highest regimental casualty rate at Gettysburg, an estimated 85 percent, was incurred by the 26th North Carolina Infantry. Who were these North Carolinians? Why were they at Gettysburg? How did they come to suffer such a grievous distinction? In ""Covered with Glory"", award-winning historian Rod Gragg reveals the extraordinary story of the 26th North Carolina in fascinating detail. Praised for its 'exhaustive scholarship' and its 'highly readable style', ""Covered with Glory"" chronicles the 26th's remarkable odyssey ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807871409
SKU
V9780807871409
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About Rod Gragg
Rod Gragg, author of Confederate Goliath: The Battle of Fort Fisher and numerous other works of history, is director of the Center for Military and Veterans Studies at Coastal Carolina University.
Reviews for Covered with Glory: The 26th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg
"One of the most dramatic combat narratives ever written." - Military.com"