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Killed in Action: Eyewitness Accounts of the Last Moments of 100 Union Soldiers Who Died at Gettysburg
At least 10,000 soldiers were killed or mortally wounded in the three-day Battle of Gettysburg. Over 5,000 of these were deaths suffered by Union officers and enlisted men. Using the sharp eyes and keen minds of the spectators who were on the scene, this book is an attempt to illustrate the last moments, hours, or days of 100 Federals who fell in that one engagement.
128 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1996
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July 10, 2023
Reading and finishing this book on the 160th anniversary of Gettysburg is very humbling and reflective. Gregory coco uses primary sources, eyewitnesses accounts, hospital log ins, and others to tell these soldiers stories, who they were, how did they die. This shows the cost of preserving the Union and ending slavery in the Civil War. Some of these deaths are bloody, graphic, and very sad. But those sacrifices, as well as the other 5,000 sacrifices made by United States soldiers at Gettysburg, preserved this Union. We should never forget their sacrifices made for this country.
June 3, 2022
A decidedly morbid subject matter, but one of the most interesting books on the Civil War I have ever read. This details the deaths of 100 soldiers through first-hand accounts and is amazing. The stories are often touching, always tragic and serves to remind us that there is no real glory in war.
March 25, 2018
Great collection of letters and diary entries from soldiers in the Civil War
February 13, 2023
My parents do genealogy. On both sides of my family, we have ancestors that fought in the American Civil War for the Union. No Confederates as of right now. My ancestors were at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Shiloh and others. We have some of their pension records that provide a little bit about their time in the army. Because of my family history, I tend to have a stronger interest in reading about the Union solider (not that I have no interest or don't read the Confederate side). I read Bell Wiley's classic The Life of Billy Yank because I want to understand what the common Union soldier experienced during the war. I saw Gregory Coco's book about Union soldiers killed at Gettysburg and purchased it through Amazon. Once again Coco did a magnificent job presenting a different story to the Battle of Gettysburg. Most books cover the battle, the campaign, the tactics and strategy. What I like about Coco's stories is he provides us with the human element: the common soldier. In this book we read a 100 stories about the last moments of soldiers that fought for the Union. It is a well-researched and captivating book with a depressing story. These men were young and had their lives ahead of them. It is tragic that they died so young. Thanks to Gregory Coco we hear their stories and can remember them.
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