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"My favorite historical novel...A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant." JAMES M. McPHERSON Author of BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM Winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for fiction In the four most bloody and... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Robert E Lee: Confederate General
- Lewis Armistead: Confederate General
- Winfield Scott Hancock: Union General
- George Pickett: Confederate General
- Richard Garnett: Confederate General
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Union Colonel
- Buster Kilrain: Union Sergeant
- Tom Chamberlain: Union Lieutenant
- James Longstreet: Confederate General
- J.E.B. Stuart: Confederate General
- Issac Trimble: Confederate General
- John Buford: Union General
- Harry Heth: Confederate General
- George Meade: Union General
- "The Spy": Confederate spy
First Sentence
He rode into the dark of the woods and dismounted.
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Authors & Contributors
- Michael Shaara (Author)
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize (1975: Fiction)
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