We Fought At Gettysburg follows the 17th Connecticut Regiment through the Gettysburg Campaign and beyond in June and July of 1863. William H. Warren dedicated his life to compiling the accounts of his comrades in the 17th Connecticut. Many are published here for the first time. These are the words of those who lived through the trauma of combat and survived to write about it. Many of these men were wounded, taken prisoner, lost friends, and suffered themselves on this great battlefield of the war. These men tell what they experienced at Gettysburg in their own words. They describe what they saw, thought, and felt on the battlefield. Their story is told here through fascinating firsthand accounts, numerous photographs, including a photographic index of the regiment, and maps by Phil Laino.
Preface
Chapter 1: The Fairfield County Regiment
Chapter 2: Disaster at Chancellorsville
Chapter 3: The Hard Road to Gettysburg
Chapter 4: July 1—Rendezvous with Destiny
Chapter 5: Voices from the First Day of Battle
Chapter 6: Those Who Carried the Colors on the First Day
Chapter 7: July 2—Holding the Line
Chapter 8: Voices From the Second Day of Battle
Chapter 9: July 3—The Final Struggle
Chapter 10: The Glorious Fourth
Chapter 11: Broken Bodies and Wounded Men
Chapter 12: Aftermath—The Survivors and the Honored Dead
Epilogue: Monuments and Memory
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Colonel Noble’s History of the 17th Connecticut Regiment
Appendix B: Regimental Roster
Appendix C: Major Brady’s Official Report on the Battle of Gettysburg, July 4, 1863
Appendix D: Alternate Maps for the Brickyard Lane Deployment
Appendix E: Who Was William Warren?
Appendix F: William Warren’s Photographic Index of the Regiment
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
