Bøker av Gregory Coco

At least 10,000 Union and Confederates soldiers lost their lives as a result of the Battle of Gettysburg. Their journey of the Confederate dead to a peaceful afterlife, explains historian Gregory Coco, was a much longer and lonely experience.

This inside look at the Civil War soldier covers everything from recruitment, training and marches, to camp life, combat, and mustering out.

A tremendous resource jammed with useful information regarding the actions, weapons, and ammunition of artillery units at the war's pivotal battle.

Colonel Robert Michael Powell (1826-1916) of the 5th Texas Infantry Regiment wrote extensively about his memories of the surrender ceremonies of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox in April 1865. Hillyer and his men fought across the bloody Rose farm and into the Rose woods, and against Stony Hill.

Hundreds of firsthand accounts describing the gruesome appearance of the sprawling and horrific Gettysburg battlefield meticulously describe the true cost of Civil War combat.

A comprehensive account of what came after the armies marched away from Gettysburg, the largest battle fought on the American continent, detailing who cared for the wounded and the dead, and how the citizens coped.