the Battle of Gettysburg Resource Center

Battle of Gettysburg Book List

revised 03/14/05

As The most studied and analyzed battle of the American Civil War, hundreds of books devoted exclusively to the Battle of Gettysburg have been written. Here's a list of some of those books, in more or less alphabetical order. A large number of the books listed here can be purchased on-line from either Amazon.com , Barnes and Noble.com , Borders.com , or at morningsidebook.com. Note that some books are available only by special order, others are listed as "hard to find", some are listed with "Library Binding" (presumably more expensive), and some are priced somewhat beyond the reach of the average individual. Note also that due to the tremendous number of books published concerning Gettysburg, it's difficult to keep a list such as this timely and many of the books listed here may no longer be in print. Please note that the Battle of Gettysburg Resource Center has no affiliation with the booksellers noted herein.

10 Incredible Mistakes Made at Gettysburg : A Review of the Battle and How the Blunders by the Generals Shaped the Outcome, Harris Mullen, 1995

11th Corps Artillery at Gettysburg : The Papers of Major Thomas Ward Osborn, Thomas W. Osborn
The 19th Indiana Infantry at Gettysburg : Hoosier's Courage, William Thomas Venner, 1998
The 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers at Gettysburg: Like Ripe Apples in a Storm, Michael Dreese, 2000
35 Days to Gettysburg : The Campaign Diaries of Two American Enemies, Mark Nesbitt
The 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg: The Battle for the Wheatfield, Bertera: Covers the role of the 4th Michigan during the 60 Days May 25, and July 31, 1863, the Days of the Gettysburg Campaign. Written heavily from the primary sources in the words of the soldiers themselves. The 4th suffered heavy casualties in the battle for the Wheatfield. The commander Col. Harrison Jeffords was killed in action in hand to hand combat. The units loss was 55%. This is a detailed chronicle of their service.

72 Days at Gettysburg : Organization of the 10th Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry, George A. Rummel, III, 1998
Abraham's Battle : A Novel of Gettysburg, Sara Harrell Banks 1999
Abraham Lincoln : The Gettysburg Address & American Constitutionalism, George Anastaplo, Laurence Berns, Eva Brann, Glen E. Thurlow, Leo P. Alvarez
Appointment at Gettysburg : Sargent George W.Heilig 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers & The Civil War, John H. Walker, Joel Radcliffef, 1989
Armies at Gettysburg : Armies of the American Civil War, Scott Bowden, 1988
A Strange and Blighted Land - Gettysburg: The Aftermath of a Battle, Gregory A. Coco, 1995: Coco is well-known for his interest in the casualties of the Civil War, Gettysburg in particular. Very scholarly and comprehensive, one of the "bibles" dealing with the human cost of the battle both on the soldiers and civilians. Fascinating work and written in an easy-to-read style.

A Southern Star for Maryland, Lawrence M. Denton, 1995: Includes excerpts about Maryland units at Gettysburg and the effects of Gettysburg on Maryland

At Gettysburg : or What a Girl Saw and Heard at the Battle, Tillie Pierce Alleman, William A. Frassanito, 1995

The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top - Gettysburg July 2, 1863, Oliver Wilcox Norton, 1913: The author was Col. Strong Vincent's bugler and bearer of the headquarters flag for the Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth Army Corps during the battle and was an eyewitness to the fighting on Little Round Top. Official reports from many units from both sides are included along with the author's critique as to their accuracy, and flaws. In addition, many quotes from battle participants flow through comprehensive descriptions of the actions on July 2, (although with the same events told and re-told from different perspectives the reading can become tedious). Writing style is a bit dated now, but very interesting is the section at the end containing the after-battle letters of General Gouvernor K. Warren.

The Battle of Gettysburg, Comte De Paris, 1999
The Battle of Gettysburg, Franklin Aretas Haskell, 1996
The Battle of Gettysburg, Neil Johnson, 1989: A source book using photographs of reenactors on the battlefield and the 125th Gettysburg Reenactment to tell the story of the Battle. The 50 pages, dominated by the photographs give a good account of the battle. Recommended for the basics of the battle.

The Battle of Gettysburg, Francis Marshall, 1987
The Battle of Gettysburg : A Comprehensive Narrative, Jessie Young, 1996
The Battle of Gettysburg - A Guided Tour, Edward J. Stackpole and Wilbur S. Nye (Revised 1998): Rather detailed and complete tour book that follows the Park Auto Tour route. About half the book is a condensed history of the battle. Good reference work and nice to have along on a tour. Lots of good monument history and information.

The Battle of Gettysburg (Battles of the Civil War), James A. Corrick

Battle of Gettysburg, Eighteen Sixty-Three, Samuel A. Drake, 1977
Battle of Gettysburg : From the History of the Civil War in America, Comte De Paris, 1987
Battle of Gettysburg - The Official History by the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission, Compiled by George R. Large, 1999: A good read that places the battlefield monuments in context with the action of the battle. Provides a cursory history of the formation and preservation of the Park and all the inscriptions on the tablets placed by the Commission around the field.

The Battle of Gettysburg (Turning Points in American History), Vincent Coffey, 1989
The Blue and the Gray : The Story of the Civil War As Told by Participants : The Battle of Gettysburg to Appomattox (The Classic History of the Civil War, Henry Steele Commager (Editor), Douglas Southall Freeman, 1997
Casualty at Gettysburg & Andersonville : Selections from the Civil War Diary of Private Austin A. Carr of the 82nd New York Infantry, David G. Martin, 1998
Cavalry at Gettysburg : A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations During the Civil War's Pivotal Campaign, 9 June - 14 July 1863, Edward G. Longacre, 1993
Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg, G.J. Fieberger, 1984
Caspian Sea of Ink : The Meade-Sickles Controversy, Richard A. Sauers

The Cavalry at Gettysburg: A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations During the Civil War's Pivotal Campaign 9 June-14 July 1863, Edward Longacre, 1986
Cemetery Hill: The Plan Was Unchanged, Troy Harman, 2001: Troy Harman presents an impressive set of arguments to support the theory that the centeral objective of Lee's tactical plans remained unchanged from the late afternoon of July 1st through the failure of the assault on July 3 - "to render Cemetery Hill untenable."
The Chamberlains of Brewer, Diana Halderman Loski, 1998
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg (Campaigns of the Civil War), Abner Doubleday, General Arthur Doubleday, 1994
Civil War Artillery at Gettysburg, Philip M. Cole, 2002: An excellent refrence covering everything there is to know about Artillery, the organization, the technology, the equipment, ammunition, operations, and the men. Although the title gives the impression that this book might be a study of the artillery in the Battle of Gettysburg, it is, in fact, more a study of Civil War artillery in general with some discussion of the way it was used at Gettysburg.

Conceived in Liberty - Joshua Chamberlain, William Oates, and the American Civil War, Mark Perry, 1997: This large and very detailed work centers on the bloody conflict on Little Round Top on July 2. Biographies of the two opposing Colonels that leads to their clash on the little rocky hill. Much scholarly work on the battle, but the book is also worth it for the biographies alone.

A Concise Guide to the Artillery at Gettysburg, Gregory A. Coco
Confederate Generals at Gettysburg - A Field Guide : Who Was Who & What Did They Do, Harris Mullen, 1995
Confederate Monuments at Gettysburg, David G. Martin

Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg, Charles P. Hamblen (Editor), et al, 1993
Covered With Glory, Rod Gragg, 2000: This new book tells the story of the 26th North Carolinia at Gettysburg
Crisis at the Crossroads, Warren W. Hassler, Jr., 1970: Not nearly as comprehensive as Pfanz or Shue, but lots of detail that makes it easy to follow the fight of the first day. Good maps and many photographs, with charts of the casualties at each area of the field.

Cushing of Gettysburg - The Story of a Union Artillery Commander, Kent Masterson Brown, 1993: Biography of one of the great heroes of the battle, Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, killed during Pickett's Charge. The section describing his wounding and death commanding his battery on July 3 is heart-wrenching.

Cutler's Brigade at Gettysburg, James L. McLean, 1995
"The Dammed Red Flags of the Rebellion": The Confederate Battle Flag at Gettysburg, Richard Rollins, 1999: Includes 42 full color photographs of flags captured at Gettysburg.

Days of Darkness - The Gettysburg Civilians, William G. Williams, 1986: Many accounts of the battle's effect on the town citizens. Many emotional accounts from the eyes of those who had to bear the burden of the battle in their town and the carnage that was left for them to clean up.

Days of Uncertainty and Dread - The Ordeal Endured by the Citizens of Gettysburg, Gerald R. Bennett (Revised 1997): Smaller work on the effect of the battle on individual citizens and families. Presented chronologically, there are very interesting accounts and photographs of many of the homes in which action is described. Also at the end is a section mapping and describing the homes of all citizens mentioned and their present status.

Debris of Battle - The Wounded of Gettysburg, Gerard A. Patterson, 1997: Not as detailed as some books on the subject, but gives excellent information about the Sanitary Commission, Camp Letterman, and the logistics involved in providing and caring for the wounded and dead of both the Civil War in general and Gettysburg in particular.

Delaware at Gettysburg, Jeffery Kowalis, 1998
Devil's Den - A History and Guide, Garry E. Adelman and Timothy H. Smith: Fascinating comprehensive study of this popular area on the battlefield. Gives geological and historical information on this ridge of boulders that attracts thousands each year. Good battle information and many photographs, and history of the formation of the Park itself. Read this and you'll visit Devil's Den with a whole new perspective.

Devil's Den, at Gettysburg : Forty-Fourth Alabama Regiment (Confederate), It's Action, Roster, & Family Connections, Charles E. Boyd
Died at Gettysburg : Illustrated Biographies of the Union Casualties at Gettysburg, David Martin, Jeffery Kowalis, Loree Kowalis, 1998
Double Canister at Ten Yards : The Federal Artillery at Gettysburg, David Shultz, 1997
The Drummer Boy, Larry Weinberg
Each Bee Was a Bullet : Corporal Thomas Geer & Color Sargent Judson Hicks, Co. A 111th N.Y. Vols. at the Battle of Harper's Ferry & Gettysburg, George W. Contant, 1998
East of Gettysburg : Custer vs Stuart, David F. Riggs, 1997

Exile to Dixie : The Story of Euphemia Goldsborough, Confederate Nurse and Smuggler, Eileen F. Conklin, Euphemia Mary Willson, 1999
Eyewitness to Gettysburg : The Story of Gettysburg as Told by the Leading Correspondent of His Day, Charles Carleton Coffin, John W. Schildt, 1997: Reprints his eyewitness account of the three day battle of Gettysburg.

The Faces of Gettysburg - Photographs from the GNMP Library, Edited by JoAnna M. McDonald, 1997: Compilation of many photos of battle participants - many not found anywhere else. Tells where each fought and what became of him. Begins with an explanation of the "Wall of Faces" at the Visitors Center, which the Park rotates periodically amongst their vast collection of photos. Touching work.

Fields of Glory : The Facts Book of the Battle of Gettysburg, Herbert O. Brown, Dwight V. Nitz, 1991
Field Surgeon at Gettysburg - A Memorial Account of the 32nd Massachusetts Regiment, Clyde B. Kernek, MD, 1993: Interesting and captivating account of a field hospital in operation on a personal level, with much medical information about procedures of the era. A great read on the human aspect of battle casualties.

Firestorm at Gettysburg : Civilian Voices, June - November 1863, Jim Slade, John Alexander, 1998
The First Day at Gettysburg : Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership, Gary W. Gallagher (Editor), 1993
The First Minnesota Regiment at Gettysburg, Robert E. Haiber, 1991
From Antietam to Gettysburg, Peter Copeland, 1983

From Ball's Bluff to Gettysburg . . . & Beyond : The Civil War Letters of Private Roland E. Bowen, 15th Massachusetts Infantry 1861 - 1864, Gregory A. Coco, 1994
From Gettysburg to the Gulf and Beyond : Coping with Revolutionary Technological Change in Land Warfare, Military Science Series
From Gettysburg to Washington : I lived with Heroes, Harry C. Schriver, 1975
The Gallant Boys of Gettysburg (Morris, Gilbert, Bonnets and Bugles Series, 6.), Gilbert Morris, 1998
General James "Pete" Longstreet, Lee's "Old War Horse" : scapegoat for Gettysburg, Wilbur D. Thomas
The Generals of Gettysburg : The Leaders of America's Greatest Battle, Larry Tagg, 1998
A Generation on the March : The Union Army at Gettysburg, Edmund J. Raus

Gettysburg, Catherine Reef, 1992
Gettysburg, Harry W. Pfanz, Scott Hartwig, 1994

Gettysburg, Steven W. Sears, 1999
Gettysburg 1863, C. Smith, 1998
Gettysburg 1863, Campaign Series, Osprey, 1999
Gettysburg 1863: Campaign of Endless Echos, Richard Wheeler, 1999: "A gripping and concise narrative history....An impossible book to put down."; A good day-by-day narrative of the events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg. It begins in May 1863 (after Chancellorsville), giving background to Hooker and Lee, and ends with the Confederate retreat and slow Union pursuit after the 3 days at Gettysburg. Wheeler writes in an easy to read style and uses soldier’s as well as civilian’s remembrances, which serves to give both sides' view of the war. Recommended to anyone who is interested in the Battle of Gettysburg, especially if they find most battle stories difficult to read and hard to "get into."

Gettysburg Address, Bron Smith, Judy Mitchell, Douglas M. Rife, 1997
Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln / Michael McCurdy, 1995
The Gettysburg Address (Cornerstones of Freedom), Kenneth G. Richards

The Gettysburg Address (Famous Illustrated Speeches & Documents), Stuart A. Kallen, Terry Boles (Illustrator), 1994

Gettysburg (Landmark Series), MacKinlay Kantor, 1997
Gettysburg : A Battlefield Atlas, Craig L. Symonds
Gettysburg : A Battlefield Guide (This Hallowed Ground, Guides to Civil War Battlefield Series), Mark Grimsley, Brooks D. Simpson, 1999
Gettysburg (American History Through Literature), Earl Schenck Miers (Editor), Richard A. Brown (Editor), 1996
Gettysburg (American Landmark Series), Jason Cooper, 1999

Gettysburg : An Alternate History, Peter G. Tsouras: Reconsidering the many what-if's of the battle, but dealing with them strictly within the context of the actual events and personalities.

Gettysburg : A Meditation on War and Values, Kent Gramm

Gettysburg & After, J. Watts Defeyster, 1987
Gettysburg & More from American Tales, Shepard Welsh, 1988
Gettysburg & More from the American Time, Shepard Welsh
Gettysburg : A Souvenir Guide, 1997
Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg Pennsylvania , 1863, McElfresh Maps / Earl B. McElfresh, 1989
Gettysburg, Battlefields Across America Series, Christopher Hughes, 1998
Gettysburg (Battlefields Across America), MacKinlay Kantor, 1987
Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments Guide, 1997
The Gettysburg Battlefield Tour Book, Dr. Michael R. McGough (Revised 1991): Popular field tour booklet with highlights of the field and short explanations of what took place at each stop. Good for beginners or first-timers to the field.
Gettysburg Campaign, Stephen Patrick, Stephen A. Patrick, 1986
The Gettysburg Campaign, Albert A. Nofi, 1986: Good general reading about the campaign that covers the events leading up to, culminating in, and following the battle. Excellent maps, photographs, and "sidebars" that are as interesting as the main text itself.

Gettysburg Campaign & Campaigns of 1964 & 1865 in Virginia, Robert M. Stribling, 1987
The Gettysburg Campaign - A Study in Command, Edwin B. Coddington, 1968: A detailed account of the campaign from early planning by Lee in April 1863, through the withdrawal and final re-crossing of the Potomac back to Virginia July 14. Lots of detail on the Campaign, good maps.

Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 - August 1, 1863 : A Comprehensive, Selectively Annotated Bibliography, Richard Allen Sauers
Gettysburg : Civil War Memories (Insights (Harrisburg, Pa.)), Ruth Hoover Seitz (Editor), Blair Seitz (Editor), 1996

Gettysburg Civil War Series, 1985
Gettysburg Civil War Series, Harry W. Pfanz, 1994
Gettysburg Collection, 1999
Gettysburg Confederate : The Army of Northern Virginia 1 July 1863 (Order of Battle Series), James Arnold, et al, 1999

Gettysburg Confederate : The Army of Northern Virginia July 2, 1863 (Order of Battle Series), James Arnold, 1999
Gettysburg Confederate : The Army of Northern Virginia July 3, 1863 (Order of Battle Series), James Arnold, et al, 1999
Gettysburg : Crisis of Command, Harry Albright, 1991
Gettysburg - Culps Hill & Cemetery Hill, Harry W. Pfanz, 1993: By one of the great writers and scholars of the battle, concentrating on the fights for these two pivotal areas. Very large and very comprehensive, one of the mandatory works of any student of the battle.

Gettysburg Day Two : A Study in Maps, John D. Imhof, 1999
Gettysburg Day Three, Jeffery D. Wert, 2001: Jeffery Wert's study of of the third day's actions at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Gettysburg : Eighteen Sixty-Three & Today, Charles R. Nitchkey, 1986
Gettysburg for Walkers Only : Four Auto -Free Tours of the Battlefield, Jerome H. Miller, Dolores E. Miller, 1991
Gettysburg Hour by Hour, Harry Roach, 1993
Gettysburg - Journey in Time, William A. Frassanito, 1975 Early Photography at Gettysburg, William A. Frassanito, 1995: For the student of the photography of Gettysburg and the battlefield, these are your mandatory works. Much research into all areas of the battlefield and the town. Very interesting side-by-side period photographs and modern views.

Gettysburg - July 1, David G. Martin (Revised 1996): Comprehensive and detailed account of the first day. Of the several books concentrating on particular days of the battle, this is a must-read. Broken down into easy-to-follow sections that seems to "put you there" amidst the actions and movements of the troops.

Gettysburg July 1, Albert A. Nofi, 1996
Gettysburg Made Plain, Abner Doubleday, 1987
Gettysburg National Military Park Pennsylvania : An Illustrated Handbook, 1994
The Gettysburg Nobody Knows, Harry W. Pfanz (Editor), Gabor S. Boritt (Editor), 1997: Controversial work that compiles the writings of well-known authors and dispels many myths about the battle and its participants. A real eye-opener that the reader must prepare himself in advance to take in with an open mind.

Gettysburg Pictorial View, 1997
Gettysburg's Forgotten Cavalry Actions, Eric Wittenberg
Gettysburg - Lt. Frank A. Haskell, USA and Col. William C. Oates, CSA, Edited by Glenn LaFantasie, 1992: Brings together the writings of these two well-known participants and provides separate views of the battle. The writing styles provide exciting descriptions, and also includes an Order of Battle and Chronology of the war. One of the "Eyewitness to the Civil War" series.

The Gettysburg Soldiers' Cemetery and Lincoln's Address : Aspects and Angles, Frank L. Klement
Gettysburg Sources, Vol. 2, James McClean, Judy W. McClean, 1986

Gettysburg Sources, Vol. 3, James McClean, Judy W. McClean, 1991

Gettysburg : Stories of Men & Monuments, As Told by Battlefield Guides, Fred Hawthorne / Association of Battlefield Guides Staff, 1988
Gettysburg : Stories of the Red Harvest & the Aftermath, Elsie Singmaster
Gettysburg : Tad Lincoln's Story, F.N. Monjo
Gettysburg : The Battle and the Battlefield

Gettysburg : The Complete Pictorial of Battlefield Monuments, D. Scott Hartwig / Ann M. Hartwig, 1999
Gettysburg : The Confederate High Tide (Civil War) Vol 1, Champ Clark, 1985
Gettysburg : The Final Fury, Bruce Catton, 1974
Gettysburg - The First Day, Harry W. Pfanz, 2001: The third of Harry Pfanz's excellent studies on the Battle of Gettysburg, this one provides a detailed account of the first day's action.

Gettysburg Then & Now, John M. Vanderslice, 1992
Gettysburg - Then & Now, William A. Frassanito, 1996 Gettysburg - Then & Now Companion, William A. Frassanito, 1997: More side-by-side studies of early photographs and modern views of the battlefield. Terrific guides to take with you on a tour to seek out these areas memorialized by early photographers.

Gettysburg : The Paintings of Mort Kunstler, James M. McPherson, Mort Kunstler (Illustrator), 1997
Gettysburg : The Pivotal Battle of the Civil War, R.K. Beecham, 1994
Gettysburg : The Story Behind the Scenery, William C. Davis, K.C. DenDooven, 1983
Gettysburg - The Second Day, Harry W. Pfanz, 1987: You don't need much else to study July 2. Large, painstakingly researched, detailed. One of the "bibles." The footnotes alone will keep a student busy for a lifetime.

Gettysburg, Regimental Leadership & Command, Civil War Regiments Series #6, Mark Snell, 1998
Gettysburg Voices : Civil War Poems, Joseph Gustafson, 1998
Gettysburg : What They Did Here, Christian J. Heidorf, 1990
The Gettysburg You Never Knew, Bob Wasel and Sarah Richardson, 1996
More Gettysburg You Never Knew, Bob Wasel and Sarah Richardson,1997: Like monument and field trivia and out-of-the-way places? You'll like these little books that you will find in the shops around town. Like going on a treasure hunt. Great for visitors looking for something new to see, from rock carvings to monument curiosities.

Gettysburg Union : The Army of the Potomac 1 July 1863 (Order of Battle Series), James Arnold, Roberta Wiener, 1999
Gettysburg Union : The Army of the Potomac July 2, 1863 (Order of Battle Series), James Arnold, 1999
Gettysburg Union : The Army of the Potomac July 3, 1863 (Order of Battle Series), James Arnold, Roberta Wiener, 1999
Gettysburg's Unknown Soldier; The Life, Death, and Celebrity of Amos Humiston, Mark H. Dunkelman, 1999: The true tale of an unknown soldier found dead at Gettysburg, clutching a photograph of his children, and the wave of publicity that led to his eventual identification and celebration throughout the North.

Gettysburg : (Voices of the Civil War), Time-Life Books (Editor)
Ghosts of Gettysburg : Spirits, Appirations, and Haunted Places of the Battlefield, Mark V. Nesbitt, 1991
Ghosts of Gettysburg, Book IV, Mark V. Nesbitt, 1998
Ghosts of Gettysburg III : Spirits, Appirations, and Haunted Places of the Battlefield, Mark V. Nesbitt, 1996: A three volume set, each volume contains 15-20 chapters dealing with visions and apparitions at various places in the battlefield all of which are located in photographs and maps.

The Gibralter Brigade on East Cemetery Hill : Twenty-Five Minutes of Fighting, Fifty Years of Controversy, Gary Lash, 1996
Goodbye Boys, Goodbye : A Walking Guide to the High Water Mark, Gettysburg, July 2-3, 1863, Joanna M. McDonald, 1999
The Great Invasion of 1863: The Battle of Gettysburg, or General Lee in Pennsylvania, Jacob Hoke, 1992: Hoke was a merchant in Chambersburg at the time of the Gettysburg Campaign. He gives a very in-depth account of the advance and retreat of the Army of Northern Virginia from a civilian viewpoint. Hoke also gives a pretty good description of the battle and the countryside.

Guide to Pennsylvania Troops at Gettysburg, Richard Rollins, 1999
Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg, Jay Luvaas (Editor), Harold W. Nelson (Editor), 1994
Guns at Gettysburg, Fairfax Downey
Hands Across The Wall, Stan Cohen (Revised 1997): Very nice booklet about the 50th and 75th Anniversary Reunions of the battle. The photographs are worth a thousand words, and the logistics in putting these reunions together was mind-boggling. The human interest stories are humorous and very touching.

Hard Road to Gettysburg : A Novel, Ted Jones, 1994
High Tide at Gettysburg, Glenn Tucker, 1994: A detailed account of all three days and also the days following the battle. Includes detailed accounts of several different individuals who fought there. The Authors comments on Rhodes and Armistead of the ANV and Hancock, Chamberlain and Buford of the AOP are very informative and encourge the reader to dig deeper into the lives of these men. Great maps and again enough footnotes to keep you busy for a life time.

History of the Battle of Gettysburg, John Bachelder, 1997
History of Company K : 1st (Inft.) Pennsylvania Reserves "The Boys Who Fought at Home", Henry W. Minnigh
Holding the Left at Gettysburg : The 20th New York State Militia on July 1, 1863, Seward R. Osborne, 1990
The Hour Was One of Horror - East Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg, John M. Archer, 1997: Many don't know about the carnage and hand-to-hand struggle that took place here. Due to the modern development in the area, most visitors can't visualize the intense fighting that took place for this pivot of the Union line. The author states that he endeavored to write the most comprehensive history of the fight for this area, and in my opinion he's succeeded. Included are great walking and driving directions around the area with details of the actions.

Human Interest Stories of the Three Day's Battle at Gettysburg, Herbert Grimm, 1995
Hurrah for the Ould Flag! : The True Story of Captain Andrew Cowan & the First New York Independent Battery at Gettysburg, R.L. Murray 1993

I Follow the Course, Come What May : Major General Daniel E. Sickles, U.S.A., Jeanne W. Knoop 1998
If the South Won Gettysburg, Mark Nesbitt, 1996: Speculates on the ways the results of the Civil War would have differed if the South had been successful at Gettysburg.

The Illustrated Gettysburg Address, Sam Fink
The Insiders' Guide to the Civil War: The Eastern Theater, Michael Gleason, (udated yearly): Contains a section about Gettysburg, nearby Civil War attractions, sites to see, lodging, and other useful travel tips.

Inscription at Gettysburg - Captain David Acheson 140th PA Vols, Sara Gould Waters, 1991: Ever seen the boulder inscription "D.A. 140 P.V." north of the Valley of Death? This is a great biography of Acheson, history of the 140th PA, and their bloody struggle on July 2. You'll learn why his comrades took the time for his burial and the immortal inscription.

In the Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg, Lance Herdegen, William Beaudot, 1990
Into the Fight - Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, John Michael Priest, 1998: Newer study on this aspect that takes on conventional thinking about the charge using research into soldier's accounts. Provides some theories for disagreement and discussion. Many maps with troop deployments and movements.

Into the Valley of Death : The Story of the 4th Maine Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, Pete Dalton, Cyndi Dalton, 1995
Jefferson Davis's Generals, Gettysburg Civil War Institute Books, Gabor S, Boritt, 1999
The Jennie Wade Story : A True and Complete Account of the Only Civilian Killed During the Battle of Gettysburg, Cindy L. Small, 1991
John Bachelder's History of the Battle of Gettysburg, transcribed, edited and annotated by David L. and Audrey J. Ladd, 1997: Compiled by the famous historian, this text offers a complete account of the Gettysburg Campaign, from the troop movements before the battle to the tragic events of the third day.

Kathleen : A Yankee Girl at Gettysburg, Alice Turner Curtis, Charles Garner (Illustrator), 1995
Killed in Action - Eyewitness Accounts of the Last Moments of 100 Union Soldiers Who Died at Gettysburg, Gregory A. Coco, 1992: As the title says, these are truly fascinating accounts of the final moments of these soldiers. The reader can't help but be touched by each of them.

The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara, 1974: Fictionalized account of the Battle of Gettysburg as seen through the eyes of Lee, Longstreet, Buford, Chamberlain, and a few other characters. Although based on fact, the author has taken some liberties here and there to make the story more readable as a novel. (This the book the movie Gettysburg was based on.)

Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign, Scott Bowden & Bill Ward, 2001: A somewhat controversial reappraisal of the Battle of Gettysburg which provides a fresh analysis of both the Battle and Lee's generalship. Some say this book shatters many of the traditions that have grown out of the Battle.
Last Full Measure : Burials in the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg, John W. Busey, David G. Martin, 1990
Lee and His Men at Gettysburg, The Death of a Nation, Clifford Dowdey, 1999: "The author details the disastrous Confederate experience at Gettysburg during those three crucial July days in 1863." New York Times.

Lee and Longstreet at Gettysburg, Glenn Tucker, 1970
Lee & Longstreet at High Tide : Gettysburg in the Light of the Official Records, Helen D. Longstreet, 1989
Lee vs Pickett : Two Divided by War, Richard F. Selcer, 1998
Lee Takes Command, Gettysburg & Pursuit to Appomattox : (3 book set), 1999
Lincoln At Gettysburg - The Words that Remade America, Garry Wills, 1992: Brilliant work about the Address that won the Pulitzer Prize. Also includes a study of the text of the speech itself and different versions that have surfaced.

Lincoln at Gettysburg : What He Intended to Say; What He Said; What He Was Reported to Have Said; What He Wished He Had Said, William E. Barton, 1985
Lincoln Forum : Lincoln, Gettysburg, & the Civil War, Harold Holzer, William D. Pederson, John Y. Simon, 1999
Lincoln Got No Applause at Gettysburg, B.C. Corrigan, 1984
Lincoln's Legacy : The Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, Paul M. Zall, Abraham Lincoln, 1994
Location of the Monuments, Markers, & Tablets on Gettysburg Battlefield, Kathy G. Harrison, Kathleen G. Harrison,1993
The Long Road to Gettysburg, Jim Murphy, 1992

Marylanders at Gettysburg, Daniel C. Toomey, 1994
Medal of Honor at Gettysburg, B.T. Arrington, 1999
Michigan at Gettysburg, Luther S. Trowbridge, 1998
More Ghosts of Gettysburg : Spirits, Apparitions & Haunted Places of the Battlefield, Mark Nesbitt, 1992
Morning At Willoughby Run - The Opening Battle at Gettysburg, Richard S. Shue, 1998: Officianados of the first morning won't be able to put this book down. Very scholarly and detailed chronological accounts of the early morning skirmishes and battle. Also includes a "Controversies" section which examines popular theories and myths of that morning with up-to-date research and gives the likely answers to these questions. Extremely well written.

The Most Promising Young Man of the South : James Johnston Pettigrew and His Men at Gettysburg (Civil War Campaigns and Commanders), Clyde N. Wilson, 1998
Murder at Gettysburg (Mysteries in Time/Jim Walker), James Walker, Jim Walker, 1997

My Enemy, My Brother : Men and Days of Gettysburg, Joseph E. Persico
New Jersey Troops in the Gettysburg Campaign, Samuel Toombs

Nine Months to Gettysburg : Stannard's Vermonters and the Repulse of Pickett's Charge, Howard Ciffin, 1997
North with Lee & Jackson : The Lost Story of Gettysburg, James A. Kegel, 1996
Nothing But Glory : Pickett's Division at Gettysburg, Kathy G. Harrison, John W. Busey, Kathleen G. Harrison, 1994
One Soldier's Legacy : The National Homestead at Gettysburg, Mary Ruth Collins, Cindy A. Stouffer, 1996
On the Bloodstained Field II : 132 More Human Interest Stories of the Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg, Gregory A. Coco, 1989
Other Gettysburg Addresses, Christina Glatfelter, Judith Pyle, Andrea Theison, 1996
Peach Orchard : Gettysburg July 2, 1863, John Bigelow, 1987
Pickett's Charge : Eyewitness Accounts, Richard Rollins, 1997
Pickett's Charge - A Microhistory of the Final Attack at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, George R. Stewart, 1959: "Microhistory" is correct - it's possibly more than you ever wanted to know about the Charge. Many eye-witness accounts and some maps. Be prepared to be deluged with detail about this fascinating final assault.

Pickett's Charge in History and Memory (Civil War America), Carol Reardon

Pickett's Charge - The Last Attack at Gettysburg, Earl J. Hess, 2001: "An impressive outpouring of new and old sources [that] bear in a strong narrative . . . rich in detail . . . and personal accounts"

A Pictorial History of the Battle of Gettysburg, 1978
Prelude to Gettysburg : Encounter at Hanover, Civil War Classics, 1994
Ready ... Aim ... Fire! Small Arms Ammunition in the Battle of Gettysburg, Dean S. Thomas, 1981
Recollections of a Texas Colonel at Gettysburg, Gregory A. Coco, Robert M. Powell, 1990
Redemption of the "Harpers Ferry Cowards" : The Story of the 111th & 126th New York Volunteer Regiments at Gettysburg, R.L. Murray, 1994
Regimental Strengths and Losses at Gettysburg, David G. Martin John W. Busey, 1994
Remember Gettysburg!, Kevin Randle Robert Cornett, 1988
Roads From Gettysburg, John W. Schildt (Revised 1998): Compilation of soldier and civilian accounts regarding the care of the wounded and the withdrawal of both armies from the field. Excellent work on the aftermath of the conflict.

Roads to Gettysburg, John W. Schildt, 1980
Saber and Scapegoat : J.E.B. Stuart and the Gettysburg Controversy, Mark Nesbitt, 1994

Season of Valor: Gettysburg, Battles of Destiny Series #6, Al Lacy, 1996
The Second Day at Gettysburg : Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership, Gary W. Gallagher (Editor), 1993
Soldiers' National Cemetery - Gettysburg : Revised Report of the Select Committee Relative to the Soldiers' National Cemetery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al
Stand Firm Ye Boys From Maine - The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign, Thomas A. Desjardin, 1995: Well-known work by this battle expert that gives a very interesting history of the unit and a minute-by-minute account of the fight for Little Round Top. Many pages are devoted to myths surrounding the fight, the recollections of the participants, and the efforts to memorialize this small patch of ground on the battlefield. Excellent reading.

Star of Gettysburg, Joseph A. Altsheler, Joseph Altsheler, 1990
Stars in Their Courses : The Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863, Shelby Foote, 1994

Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg, Douglas Lee Gibboney, 1997

Storming Little Round Top - The 15th Alabama and Their Fight for the High Ground, July 2, 1863, Philip Thomas Tucker, 2002: Although the author is at times guilty of the use of excessive adjectives and seemingly repitious descriptions, this book gives the reader a view of the battle for Little Round Top from the point of view of the 15th Alabama. Many readers may question the author's claim that had the 15th dislodged the 20th Maine from Little Round Top they could have changed the course of the Civil War.

The Story of Lee's Headquarters, Timothy H. Smith, 1995: Licensed Battlefield Guide Smith has a very informative little book here with the most complete history of the Widow Thompson's stone house on Seminary Ridge ever written. Every angle of whether or not, and how much, Gen. Lee may have used this home is explored. Valuable, too, for its extremely detailed information on the first day's battle.

Struggle for the Bliss Farm of Gettysburg : "over a Wide Hot ...Crimson Plain", Elwood Christ 1995
Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign, John S. Mosby, 1987
Struggle For The Round Tops - Law's Alabama Brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg, Morris M. Penny and J. Gary Laine, 1999: Very scholarly and well-written work on this subject that also discusses the controversial Gen. Evander Law and his orders that day. Sets up and discusses the ensuing feud between Law and Longstreet that provides much fodder for discussion to this day.

Tactics at Gettysburg, A.T. Cowell, 1987
These Honored Dead : The Union Casualties at Gettysburg, John W. Busy, 1996
The Slopes of War : A Novel of Gettysburg, N. A. Perez, 1990

The Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond (Military Campaigns of the Civil War), Edited by Gary W. Gallagher, 1994: A collection of essays by well-known scholars relating to the third day and the aftermath of the battle. Fantastic works regarding the attack plans of Lee/Longstreet, the parallel lives of Armistead and Garnett, and Meade's pursuit of Lee.

The Ties of the Past : The Gettysburg Diaries of Salome Myers Stewart, 1854-1922, Salome Myers Stewart, Sarah Sites Rodgers
They Met At Gettysburg, Edward J. Stackpole, 1956: Some information is slightly dated now, but an excellent minute-by-minute account of the battle. Written in a less scholarly style than most works, it makes for very interesting reading in a type of "novel" format. Beautiful engravings and good maps and photographs.

Third Day at Gettysburg, Hollingswood, 1999
Three Days at Gettysburg, Henry J. Hunt, William R. Jones, 1986

Three Days, Paxton Davis, 1980

Three Days at Gettysburg : Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership, Gary W. Gallagher (Editor), 1999
Three Days at Gettysburg : Turning Point of the Civil War, July 1863, Civil War Series, Rod Gragg, 1996
Through Blood and Fire at Gettysburg, General Joshua L. Chamberlain and the 20th Maine, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1996

Thunder at Gettysburg, Patricia Lee Gaugh, 1991
To Gettysburg & Beyond : The Parallel Lives of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain & Edward Porter Alexander, Michael Golay, 1998
To Gettysburg & Beyond : The Twelfth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, Edward Longacre, 1990
To Hold This Ground : A Desperate Battle at Gettysburg, Susan Provost Beller, 1995
Traveller & Company : The Horses of Gettysburg, Blake A. Magner (out of print)
A Treasury of Civil War Tales, Webb Garrison, 1988: A novel sized book with almost 50 anticdotes of the War, including several tales of Gettysburg. These accounts come primarily from the memoirs of the men who fought the War. A great companion book for the study of the War.

Two Views of Gettysburg, Great Commanders Series, Frank Haskell, Arthur Fremantle, 1996
Two Witnesses at Gettysburg, Gary W. Gallagher, 1994
Union Army Uniforms at Gettysburg, Michael J. Winey
U.S. Army War College Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg, Jay Luvaas, Harold W. Nelson (Editor), 1994

A Vast Sea of Misery - A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Hospitals at Gettysburg, Gregory A. Coco, 1988: If you'd like a description and the location of all known and assumed hospital locations, this is the only book you need. Provides many maps and period/contemporary photographs.

War Journal of Louis N. Beaudry, Fifth New York Cavalry : The Diary of a Union Chaplain, Louis N. Beaudry, Richard E. Beaudry (Editor), 1996
War Stories: A Collection of 150 Little Known Human Interest Accounts of the Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg, Gregory A. Coco, 1992: Great light reading fare from Coco that provides extremely interesting personal accounts and observations during the campaign. Much are humorous, some grim, that bring the battle down to the human level.

Wasted Valor - The Confederate Dead at Gettysburg, Gregory A. Coco, 1990: Very interesting and well-researched details on the Confederate casualties. Gives the locations of individual and mass graves on and around the Battlefield with detailed maps. Helps the visitor to the battlefield search out these locations and provides interesting information on interment procedures of both Armies.

We're Going in There : A Guide to the Battles for Little Round Top - Valley of Death - Devil's Den (The Walk in Time Series, Vol no. 3), Joanna M. McDonald, 1999
When the Drummer Falls, Spencer Kope, 1997

Witness to Gettysburg, Richard Wheeler, 1987: Describes the entire Gettysburg Campaign with eye-witness accounts and writings of the participants and observers. Puts the reader there in the midst of the action, especially the accounts by the citizens.

Women at Gettysburg 1863, Eileen F. Conklin, 1998

The World Will Long Remember : A Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg, Joanna M. McDonald, Joanna M. McDonal, 1997

Biographies of Gettysburg figures:

Beau Ideal of a Soldier & a Gentleman : The Life of Col. Patrick Henry O'Rorke from Ireland to Gettysburg, Brian A. Bennett, 1996

Gen. John Buford, Edward G. Longacre, 1995

Joshua Chamberlain - The Soldier and the Man, Edward G. Longacre, 1999

Joshua Chamberlain, John J. Pullen, 1999
Joshua L. Chamberlain, Thomas A. Desjardin, 1999
Hancock at Gettysburg and Beyond, A.M. Gambone, 1997: A study of Winfield Scott Hancock and the activities, interactions, and conflicts that grew out of the Battle of Gettysburg

"Happiness Is Not My Companion" The Story of Maj. Gen. G. K. Warren, David Jordan, 2000: The complete story of the "Hero of Little Round Top" from his early success in the exploration of the push west, through his meteoric rise through the command structure of the Army of the Potomac to his removal from command by Phil Sheridan at Five Forks and his life ending attempt to reclaim his honor and good name in 1883.

Haskell of Gettysburg : His Life & Civil War Papers, Frank L. Byrne / Andrew T. Weaver, 1989
George Gordon Meade & the Battle of Gettysburg : A Perspective on Leadership, William Shank
Meade of Gettysburg, Freeman Cleaves, 1960
James Johnson Pettigrew & His Men at Gettysburg, Civil War Campaigns & Commanders Series, Clyde N. Wilson, 1997
Lincoln the President : Springfield to Gettysburg, James G. Randall, 1997
Lincoln, the War President : The Gettysburg Lectures, Gabor S. Boritt, 1992
General James Longstreet, The Confederacy's Most Controversiaal Soldier, Jeffery D. Wert, 1993
Pickett: Leader of the Charge - A Biography of General George E. Pickett, CSA, Edward G. Longacre, 1998: Modern, very detailed biography of this romantic General. Much childhood, Mexican War and pre-Gettysburg information. Most interesting is Pickett's life after the war and the "destruction of his Divison" at Gettysburg.

General George E. Pickett in Life and Legend, Lesley J. Gordon: "A unique look at one of the most famous Confederate generals, and at how his wife built and controlled his memory after his death." - Kirkus reviews

Life and Letters of a Soldier: the Story of G. K. Warren, Emerson Gifford Taylor, 1932/1988: Extensive use of Warren's mountainous documentation that he so meticulously kept. The letters from him to his wife are worth the book..

Toward Gettysburg : A Biography of General John F. Reynolds, J. Nichols, 1984
Winfield Scott Hancock : Gettysburg Hero, Civil War Campaigns & Commanders Series, Perry Jamieson, 1995

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