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Gettysburg Civilians Books.
During the Battle of Gettysburg, these were
some of the more well known civilians with a direct tie to the fighting in
Gettysburg. Each person has a unique story that is both fascinating and heroic!
See All Civil War Civilians. These book
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Jennie Wade |
Jennie Wade
Mary Virginia Wade or Jennie Wade, was the only
civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg. Jennie was 20 years old at
her death during the Battle of Gettysburg. |
Tillie Pierce |
Tillie Pierce
Matilda "Tillie" Pierce or Tillie Pierce, wrote
perhaps the best documentation about events that took place during the
Battle of Gettysburg. Tillie Pierce was only 15 years old at the time of the
Battle of Gettysburg. |
Elizabeth Thorn |
Elizabeth
Thorn
Buried 91 soldiers in the Evergreen
Cemetery while she was six months pregnant. |
Elizabeth Salome Myers |
Salome
"Sally" Myers
Elizabeth Salome Myers a schoolteacher, got over the
sight of blood and helped care for wounded soldiers during the Battle of
Gettysburg. |
John Burns |
John Burns
Gettysburg Civilian John Burns, a veteran of the War
of 1812, picked up his flintlock musket and went to the scene of the
fighting. At 70 years old, he was wounded during the fight. |
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Women at Gettysburg, 1863
E. F. Conklin. Tells the story of 40 women who served on the field of
Gettysburg both during and after the battle. These army matrons, Christian
and Sanitary Commission workers, State agents, laundresses, nurses,
vivandieres, soldiers, and civilians represented states from Maine to
Louisiana, and include among them three recipients of the Kearny Cross. "All
Civil War books should be researched this well." - Civil War News. 440 pgs.,
150 B&W photos and illustrations, 7"x 10", sfbd. |
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Firestorm at Gettysburg
Civilian Voices June-November 1863. Slade & Alexander. In this book, the
civilians who lived through the battle of Gettysburg recount this pivotal
event in their own words. Their eyewitness accounts, spanning from June 15,
1863, through Lincoln's address in November of that year, are compelling
tales told by those literally trapped inside the lines of the two great,
warring armies. 208 pgs., 160 B&W photos, 8˝"x 11", hdbd. |
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John Burns - The Hero of Gettysburg
The Hero of
Gettysburg. Smith. John L. Burns remains one of the most famous civilian
warriors in American history. This full-length biography sorts out fact from
fiction, covering how he was wounded, captured and survived to become a
national celebrity; how he received a personal thanks from Abraham Lincoln;
how Congress passed a special act granting him a pension; and much more. 203
pgs., 60 B&W photos, 6"x 9", sfbd. |
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Gettysburg DVD
Based on Michael Shaara's
book The Killer Angels, this film starring Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels,
Sam Elliott, Richard Jordan and Martin Sheen is a classic epic of the
Battle of Gettysburg. It mixes meticulously recreated battle scenes -
utilizing nearly 5,000 Civil War reenactors - with in-depth character
profiles to chronicle the three-day battle that was the turning point of
the Civil War. 245 minutes.
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The Ties of the Past : The Gettysburg Diaries of Salome Myers Stewart, 1854-1922 |
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