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Title: Gettysburg Union: The Army of the Potomac 1 July 1863 (Order of Battle Series , No 2) by James Arnold, Roberta Wiener ISBN: 1-85532-833-X Publisher: Osprey Pub Co Pub. Date: January, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95

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Summary: Union deployment at Gettysburg, the First Day
Comment: The Osprey Order of Battle series presents the military enthusiast with a microanalysis of famous battles, in this case devoting six volumes to the pivotal Civil War Battle of Gettysburg. This second volume is devoted to the deployment of the General Meade's Union Army of the Potomac on July 1, 1863, while the first volume in the series does the same for the Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. The chief utility of these volumes is for war gamming enthusiasts who want to be able to position troops accurately for recreating the battlefield situation and trying to achieve a different objective; I have used the information to generate a brigade level version of the Battle of Gettysburg with the Civil War 2 computer game. The first day of the Battle of Gettysburg hinged on the absence of Stuart's cavalry for reconnaissance purposes and the critical failure of the Confederates to take Culp's Hill, thereby securing the high ground overlooking the city. From the Union perspective this places importance on the delaying action fought by Buford's cavalry units while waiting for Reynold's Corp to get into action, especially in a war game situation where the Confederate commander knows what is at stake and what mistakes to avoid this time around.

This book provides comprehensive organization diagrams, an analysis of operational objectives, and most importantly where each unit was at what point during the first day of the battle. This includes the "tooth" combat elements and the vital "tail" support troops. There are two-dozen full-color maps and almost as many charts, along with dozens of photographs. Certainly, the Order of Battle books meet their objective in providing the most detailed information ever published about the great battles of history. In addition to Gettysburg this series has also covered the 1759 Battle of Quebec and the WWII Battle of the Ardennes in 1944.

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