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Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign (Civil War America) Hardcover – April 11, 2005

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In a groundbreaking, comprehensive history of the Army of Northern Virginia's retreat from Gettysburg in July 1863, Kent Masterson Brown draws on previously untapped sources to chronicle the massive effort of General Robert E. Lee and his command as they sought to move people, equipment, and scavenged supplies through hostile territory and plan the army's next moves. Brown reveals that even though the battle of Gettysburg was a defeat for the Army of Northern Virginia, Lee's successful retreat maintained the balance of power in the eastern theater and left his army with enough forage, stores, and fresh meat to ensure its continued existence as an effective force.

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April 11, 2005
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Odysseus

Three stars -- And Here's Why

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020

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I'lI admit, I had high expectations for this book. The tome presents a very different take on the Gettysburg Campaign (Which is, in itself, a major achievement). The author's research is thorough, and he should be commended for writing what may very well be the definitive history of the subject.

So why only three stars?

I was hoping for a higher-level, macro-level view of Lee's retreat. Small details are fine (and even necessary), but the amount of detail left me feeling exhausted -- and bored. I'll provide you with an (imaginary) example:

"Colonel John Smith, of the 36th Alabama, who had been wounded in the right leg at the Peach Orchard on July 2nd, was escorted back to the Brigade hospital two miles behind Seminary Ridge at the McCarroll Farm." Granted, this is only a make-believe example, but you get the point: Imagine hundreds of pages of such text....

I honestly believe the book could have been half the length -- but twice as interesting. I felt like I was reading an encyclopedia, not a narrative history....

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Brian Halma

An interesting book that provides clarity to an important element of the Gettysburg campaign.

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021

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After three days of heavy fighting at Gettysburg, one of the questions became how did Lee extricate himself from the battle. Kent Masterson Brown answers that question in this book. Brown takes a very systematic approach - tracking the movements of Lee's forces into a more compact defense following the battle, the route of trains and troops withdrawing, the extensive foraging operations that continued all the way to the Potomac, how the sick and wounded were handled, and so on.
An important part of the book is Brown's analysis. He uses the frame of Clausewitz's theory to outline Lee's approach and objectives, one of which was to restore the equilibrium of the army. It also shows the options, limits, and challenges Lee faced in his decision making. As part of this, he also looks at Meade's actions, and the constraints and challenges Meade faced in pursuing and attempting to disrupt the retreat.
There are a number of skirmishes and battles to cover that occurred - Union cavalry efforts to disrupt the retreat and capture wagons and the battle of Falling Waters.
In Brown's view, Lee successfully extricated his army, restored its equilibrium, and brought back sufficient food and fodder to keep his army supplied into the 2nd half of the year.
An interesting book that provides clarity to an important element of the Gettysburg campaign.

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Mark Dispenza

Reassessing the Gettysburg Campaign

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Kent Masterson Brown’s exhaustive research leads to a reassessment of the outcome of Lee’s Pennsylvania campaign, including its impact on the Confederacy’s subsequent war fighting capability. Although there has been much Monday morning quarterbacking of the performances of both Union General Meade and Confederate General Lee, the reader will find considerably less fault with either of them after reading this comprehensive account of the conditions they both faced in the days following Gettysburg.

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Jerome J. Karwacki

the aftermath

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A bit heavy on the details and light on analysis, but one that tells the "after-story" of Lee's escape back to Virginia.
Might be a better read if it was 1/3 shorter but a unique addition to anyone's Civil Wat library.

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David Kettlewood

Well written and detailed!

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If you are looking for an incredibly written and deep book about the Logistics in particular of the retreat from Gettysburg, you have come to the right place. I enjoyed the details that are typically overlooked. It really shows just how difficult and also amazingly well done the retreat from Gettysburg was undertaken by the Army of Northern Virginia.

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this is an amazing and well written book that chronicles the retreat of ...

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this is an amazing and well written book that chronicles the retreat of Lee's Armies from Gettysburg. The bravery and determination of those Confederate soldiers is beyond my comprehension. If you want to read about true heroes, read this book. The story of Imboden's mission to get the injured and sick, as well as some of the supplies taken to sustain the Army of Northern Virginia to the Potomoc River and defend his position until the Infantry and artillery could join them is courage beyond measure. The Armies were faced with insurmountable odds and yet they prevailed. A must for any Civil War student.

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Tecumseh

My treasure、the most valuable book of all on my shelves. 　

Reviewed in Japan on September 6, 2007

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With as much magnificent english as of Sir Winston Churchill, none but author only would try to account this campaign on the logistical points of view. On the shortage of foodstuff, it could be hard for even Lee's army to hold the organization. There must've been no option but to move up north again to search for not foe but food. After unexpected battles, raining in torrents on muddy roads, with Federal cavalries close on their heels, and the river uprising dangerously, they must've carried not only many wounded but enormous foodstuffs back home. As known the stories behind the battle front, in confident to say, we could understand what the civil war looked like, much more deeper and wider that had gone into history. Many scenes would be easily visualized with tears welling on my eyes.

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