Here it is...short and sweet. I simpily loved this work of Brian A Bennett's. It is extreemely informative and will recommend this to anyon wanting to learn about a man who does not get much credit for his courageous actions in Gettysburg. Wonderful research of O'Rorkes early years. Truly an enjoyable read for historians of the civil war. It is even interesting to a person just looking for an informative biography.

Most concise and readable version yet of the movements and engagements of the 11th . . . and, of course, of Sallie's story.

This book is a good example of how a brigade history must be written. It tells us about one off the brigades that acompished very much in the morning encounter on the first day of the battle of Gettysburg. For every regiment their stories before gettysburg are well detailed and easily to read. (even for a foreigner) Furthermore it tells us stories we did not expect in a book like this. About what after gettysburg, what happened to the wounded, the prisonners, the dead and the survivors. Of course the part about the fiirst and third day's fightings is well detailed. A minus, the pictures are not very clear, it is not very easy to see what they tlet you see and actually the don't tell us anything. A good book, must be in every gettysburg librarie.

Well researched and lots of photos. Has an amateurish look to it, looks like a high school research paper that well earns an A. Author should find a better publisher.

Andrew A. Humphreys served with distinction in the Army of the Potomac, holding such positions as staff officer under McClellan, Divisional commander, Meade's chief of staff, and finally Second Corps commander. His role as chief of staff for General Meade immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg made him extremely familiar with the maneuvers of the Army of the Potomac. Humphreys originally wrote this material to be included in his Volume XII of Scribner's Campaigns of the Civil War. However, due to the size of his volume, the material prior to the 1864-1865 Virginia campaigns was excluded. Hence, the book was published separately under the title From Gettysburg to the Rapidan.... In his preface, Humphreys acknowledged that "the information needed for the preparation of these chapters was fuller and more readily obtained than that required for Volume XII." In this book Humphreys detailed Lee's retreat from Gettysburg; Lee's abandonment of the Valley; the movement to Centreville; the Battles of Bristoe Station (14 October 1863), Kelly's Ford (7 November 1863), Rappahannock Station (7 November 1863); and the Mine Run Campaign (26 November-2 December 1863). Very little has been written on the Virginia Campaigns between Lee and Meade during the fall and winter of 1863. Humphreys's account gives a succinct and clear overview of the maneuvers and fighting that preceded the bloody 1864 campaigns.

I have read about 20 books on Gettysburg. I found this book to be very useful especially when doing research on the battle and visiting the battlefield. The accurate detail provided concerning a unit's designation, its commander's biographical sketch, where it fit into the Union Army command structure, and where it fought on the battlefield proved invaluable when I visited Gettysburg. It made the visit more interesting, the battlefield easier to navigate, and find the markers for the unit I was researching. My only wish is that the book would go into more detail on the role the unit played in the battle. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is contemplating visiting Gettysburg or who desires an invaluable reference book on the battle.

this is a book full of details and facts which will give you information, but also narrated in a strong and interesting voice, making it a superb history of gettysburg- THE JACOBITE

The Osprey Order of Battle series presents the military enthusiast with a microanalysis of famous battles, in this case devoting six volumes to the pivotal three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. This 11th volume in the series (the Gettysburg books do not appear sequentially) is devoted to the deployment of the Union Army of the Potomac under General Meade on July 3, 1863, while the 10th volume does the same for the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. This book provides comprehensive organization diagrams, an analysis of operational objectives, and most importantly where each unit was at what point during the final day of this pivotal battle, including both the "tooth" combat elements and the vital "tail" support troops. The operational analysis is quite excellent and surprisingly concise, albeit more so from the Confederate perspective than the Union, especially with regards to Pickett's Charge. This volume includes dozens of detailed maps, charts and photographs, which should serve to impress the vast majority of readers interested in this pivotal Civil War battle.

While all this detailed information will be on great interest to those who want to study what happened in Gettysburg in minute detail, I really think the chief utility of this particular volume is for the war gamming enthusiast who wants to give Pickett's Charge a second chance at taking the Bloody Angle on Cemetery Ridge. I have used these books to create a brigade level version of the Battle of Gettysburg using Sierra's Civil War 2 computer game and I suspect it would be of even greater use to those who have the massive Gettysburg board game. However, from the Union perspective I have discovered that once Pickett's Charge has been broken, you can stage a counterattack by Meade in hopes of destroying Lee's Army and effectively ending the Civil War in time for the Fourth of July. After all, Grant was taking Vicksburg at the same time and there would have been nothing to stop Meade from moving on to Richmond at that point. The Order of Battle books meet their objective in providing the most detailed information ever published about the great battles of history. In addition to Gettysburg this series has also covered the French & Indian War Battle of Quebec in 1759 and the World War II German counter-offensive at the Battle of the Ardennes in 1944. My prediction would be that they will turn to the Battle of Waterloo next, but we shall see (who would have predicted they would do the Battle of Quebec?).

The Osprey Order of Battle series presents the military enthusiast with a microanalysis of famous battles, in this case devoting six volumes to the pivotal three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. This tenth volume in the series (the Gettysburg books do not appear sequentially) is devoted to the disposition of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia on July 3, 1863, while the seventh volume does the same for Meade's entrenched Army of the Potomac. This book provides comprehensive organization diagrams, an analysis of operational objectives, and most importantly where each unit was at what point during the final day of this pivotal battle, including both the "tooth" combat elements and the vital "tail" support troops. The operational analysis is quite excellent and surprisingly concise, albeit more so from the Confederate perspective than the Union. Included are dozens of detailed maps, charts and photographs, which provide new insights into this most analyzed Civil War battle.

While all this detailed information will be on great interest to those who want to study what happened in Gettysburg in minute detail, I really think the chief utility of this particular volume is for the war gamming enthusiast who wants to give Pickett's Charge a second chance at taking the Bloody Angle on Cemetery Ridge. I have used these books to create a brigade level version of the Battle of Gettysburg using Sierra's Civil War 2 computer game and I suspect it would be of even greater use to those who have the massive Gettysburg board game. I have found that not only can you give Lee a second chance to break the Union center, but you can also play out a counterattack by Meade that might destroy the Army of Northern Virginia effectively end the Civil War in time for the Fourth of July in 1863. The Order of Battle books meet their objective in providing the most detailed information ever published about the great battles of history. In addition to Gettysburg this series has also covered the French & Indian War Battle of Quebec in 1759 and the World War II German counter-offensive at the Battle of the Ardennes in 1944. It will be interesting to see what this series tackles next, although the Battle of Waterloo seems an obvious choice.

Does a nice job of capturing the multiple days of battle at the historic Gettysburg battlefield. This audio tour takes the sightseer through the battlefield, town and landmarks, & paints the colonial setting by suppling facts, legends and details. John Burns Statue, Oak Ridge Tower, and the Alabama Memorial are several of the landmarks described. Its easy, convenient, and educational.