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Lee decides to turn the Confederate Army to face the Union at Gettysburg.
Part 1, Chapter 1Reynolds and the Union Army arrive, but Reynolds is killed and the Union is forced back.
Part 2, Chapter 2Chamberlain holds Little Round Top, forcing the Confederates to retreat or surrender.
Part 4, Chapter 4Lee reprimands Stuart for not informing him of the Union Army's location.
Part 3, Chapter 6Chamberlain and his men are ordered to move to Cemetery Ridge.
Part 4, Chapter 1Longstreet objects to Lee's plans, but Lee orders the attack on Cemetery Ridge anyway.
Part 4, Chapter 2The Confederate bombardment of the Ridge begins, and Chamberlain is in the middle of it.
Part 4, Chapter 3The Confederate troops march across the field toward Cemetery Ridge.
Part 4, Chapter 4The Confederate troops who survive make a chaotic attempt to take the Hill, but they fail.
Part 4, Chapter 4| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| To the Reader and Foreword | The author, Michael Shaara, explains his reason for writing the book: to let readers know what it was like to be in th... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 1 | A spy witnesses the movements of two corps of Union soldiers advancing, and he rides to inform the Confederate Army of t... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 2 | Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is awakened by Private Buster Kilrain to learn of the impending arrival of 120 men f... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 3 | Union cavalry commander John Buford arrives in Gettysburg and surveys the ground. He is an experienced soldier and leade... Read More |
| Part 1, Chapter 4 | Longstreet and his men relax in the camp that evening, playing cards with some foreign observers including Lieutenant Co... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 1 | Robert E. Lee awakens on July 1st feeling frail. His heart often leaves him breathless and has done so for several month... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 2 | On the morning of July 1 Buford hears the first shots of the battle. He is amused to think the Confederate Army is initi... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 3 | Lee advances with his troops, hearing the explosions ahead as they fight the Union soldiers. He wonders why Heth didn't ... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 4 | Chamberlain and his soldiers march in the heat of the day toward Gettysburg. He hears his brother, Tom, telling one of t... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 5 | Longstreet rides through the battlefield late that evening, passing piles of amputated limbs like white spiders and a he... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 6 | Lee meets Ewell, Early, and Rodes. Ewell rejoices in the day's victory. Lee expresses disappointment that the hill was n... Read More |
| Part 2, Chapter 7 | Union soldiers fortify their position along Cemetery Ridge. Buford rides in search of a commander to give him his next o... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 1 | Fremantle awakes before dawn, delighted to participate in the camp breakfast. He thinks "what a joy to be with the winne... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 2 | Kilrain tells Chamberlain they have a black man who is wounded. Chamberlain has seen very few black people before, and h... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 3 | Longstreet reviews the map with Lee. He tells Longstreet to attack en echelon along the enemy's flank to draw forces awa... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 4 | Chamberlain is ordered to move his men up the hill. Vincent tells Chamberlain that Sickles led his men down the slope ag... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 5 | After the retreat from Little Round Top Longstreet sees Hood, who has a badly injured arm. Longstreet lies to Hood, not ... Read More |
| Part 3, Chapter 6 | Lee works through the night. He moves outside for quiet time with his horse to reflect on the choice before him. Longstr... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 1 | Chamberlain looks down at the battlefield early Friday morning from a tree atop Little Round Top. He hears cannon fire f... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 2 | Lee visits Longstreet in the morning to go over his plans. Lee explains Ewell has been ordered to attack to the north at... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 3 | Lieutenant Pitzer leads Chamberlain and his regiment to their new position as reserve along the crest of Cemetery Ridge.... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 4 | The Union begins to return artillery fire toward the Confederate position on Seminary Ridge. Armistead checks his watch ... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 5 | Longstreet watches the charge, feeling numb as he sees the neat lines break apart into smoky chaos. Retreating men begin... Read More |
| Part 4, Chapter 6 | Chamberlain sits on a rock after dark looking over the battlefield, remembering the scene as the Confederate Army lined ... Read More |
| Afterword | Lee will later offer his resignation. It is not accepted, and he serves for the remainder of the war. The eventual surre... Read More |
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