After the worst threeday battle in American history at Gettysburg July 131863 the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac marched fromthe fields o... » 

After the worst threeday battle in American history at Gettysburg July 131863 the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac marched fromthe fields of Pennsylvania to the Potomac River. Historians have recorded thismovement from the perspective of the generals and their tactics. In Roads fromGettysburg author John W. Schildt lets the soldiers and civilians tell thestory in a much more poignant manner. The wealth of firsthand accounts in thiswork make it a worthwhile volume for both serious students of the GettysburgCampaign and those that just like to read about the Civil War. «