The Guns at Gettysburg by Fairfax Downey, 1958 1st Ed, HC/DJ For Sale

“The Guns at Gettysburg” by Fairfax DavisDowney, Copyright 1958 First Edition by Fairfax Downey. Published1958 By David McKay Company, Inc., New York. Illustrated.Original DustJacket. Hardcover with blue cloth-over boards withsilver cannons design on front cover. With silver lettering and on spine. 290 pages. Measures: 8 1/2x 5 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches.

The guns stillstand at Gettysburg amid the markers and the monuments on the hallowed ground.And it is fitting that they do, for Gettysburg marked not only the high tide ofthe Confederacy and the turning point of the war, but also the greatestcannonade ever seen in this hemisphere. In no battle of the Civil War didartillery play a more decisive role than it did here, and no factor contributedmore to the Union victory than the superior handling of the Federal cannon.Amid all the discussions of the errors of generalship on both sides, too littlecredit has been given to that all-but-forgotten hero of the battle, GeneralHenry Jackson Hunt, the chief of the Union artillery. In reappraising andretelling the battle frorm the artilleryman\'s point of view, Colonel Downey hasmade a real contribution to our understanding of the reasons for theConfederate failure to crush the Army of the Potomac.

I feel thisis a nice Vintage First Edition Civil War book about the Battle of Gettysburg from the artilleryman\'s point of view. It would make a nice addition for any Civil War, Battle of Gettysburg, artilleryman or Colonel Fairfax Downey Fan or Collector. Please view all photos as they arepart of the condition description, and carefully read the description. I try toshow and describe the highlights and flaws to the best of my ability. I believethese to be important to both the collector and the casual reader alike.

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