A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg, the Aftermath of a Battle (Gregory Coco - AG) Section-Civil War History On the crossroads of slavery

On the crossroads of slavery and freedom

taking their stories to their graves

While the Union became self-sustaining

where 20 days of combat would claim over 18

The Garretts are thankful to have survived another year but dread the future

A Strange and Blighted Land: Gettysburg, the Aftermath of a Battle (Gregory Coco - AG) Section-Civil War History On the crossroads of slaveryby 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