A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg, the Aftermath of a Battle (Gregory Coco - AG) battle edited by Janet Elizabeth Croon

edited by Janet Elizabeth Croon

is usually all visitors hear about this “Gettysburg Maid”—a mere sentence or two

Its heavy combat exposure

The book also explores the everyday life of Springfield in the years leading up to the Civil War

A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg, the Aftermath of a Battle (Gregory Coco - AG) battle edited by Janet Elizabeth Croonby Gregory A. Coco The more dismal side of the Gettysburg campaign is covered: burials of Union and Confederate corpses, removal of the 3,000 horses killed, care of the wounded, descriptions of field hospitals, disposition of POWs, cleanup of the battle ground, collection of weapons, early relic hunters, battlefield guides, and a tour of the grim and bloody fields as described by a host of early visitors.? Paperback 433 pages S L #8021