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A 3 page review of Edwin B.
Coddington’s “The Battle of Gettysburg.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
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of the Bible on the battle of Gettysburg. It is apparently one of the most detailed and thorough works covering Gettysburg and much of the Civil War. With this in
mind the following paper presents a review of Coddingtons work. The Battle of Gettysburg In first reviewing Coddingtons book we look at the inclusive quality of his presentation. He
begins his work by examining Lees preparations for the upcoming battle in the summer of 1863. He then moves on to discussing Hookers participation in awaiting the plans and then
moves towards the armies moving out to what would be the battle zone. Each of the twenty chapters takes us through bits and pieces of preparations, bits and pieces of
movement, the arrival and ultimate battle, and the retreating and aftermath of Gettysburg. He illustrates many of the small conditions and realities that involved Gettysburg, as well as the Civil
War, without going into too much detail about everything. As such it is relatively short and concise and deals with the battle of Gettysburg in a very straightforward manner.
One particular critic notes that "This book by Coddington has been known as the best-detailed book on Gettysburg since it was written many years ago. Combined with excellent maps, the
author provides straightforward detail on all the movements attacks and the aftermath" and as such is considered one of the best books on Gettysburg itself (Lake Country Shop, 2004). This
particular reviewer would have to agree with this critic in that the material is truly presented in a very straightforward manner and there is a very powerful sense that the
author is not biased. Too often history works involve a great deal of opinion from the author, subtle opinion or powerful, and such opinions tend to flaw the accuracy and
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