Earn The Story Of ... The Battle Of Gettysburg Crafted By Colin Hynson Offered In Physical Book

volume in the ticktock graphic nonfiction series 'the story of, . . ' presents a colourful approach to historical events surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg that took place over three days,,andJuly, The battle consisted of a series of engagements that saw heavy losses sustained by both sides,,on the Union side and,on the Confederate side, It is said to mark the turning point of the American Civil War as the Confederate troops retreated as a well defeated army, General Robert E Lee told his officers that they had no alternative as there were not enough troops to continue the battle, so the retreat was ordered.


Colin Hynson's narrative in picture form begins with the background to the slavery question with the southerners saying such as 'Of course we need our slaves.
They work in our fields and homes, We treat them well. We provide them with food and somewhere to live' while the northerners' view was 'Manufacturing that's the future of this country, And free labour. We don't need slaves in our factories, '

The views of the south and north were diametrically opposed so when Abraham Lincoln became president in, most of southern states left the United States.
And once the first major battle had taken place at Bull Run onJulythe Civil War had begun, Although many onlookers did not realise the seriousness of the battle for ordinary people supporting the Union soldiers were looking on enjoying their picnics! However, when the Union troops were driven back straight through the ranks of shocked civilians they quickly realised that things were more serious than they at first thought!

After many battles with fluctuating fortunes, General Lee moved his troops northwards towards the small town of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to meet General Meade's union army the two sides first came facetoface onJune when Confederate troops searching for supplies entered the town.
Thereafter the main battles took place at McPherson's Ridge, Cemetery Hill, Seminary Ridge and
Cemetery Ridge, At MacPherson's, the Confederates took a decisive advantage when the Union's General Reynolds was shot after whichof his men were killed in the battle that followed.


On the following day MajorGeneral Winfield Hancock brought order back to what might have been a chaotic retreat by the Union soldiers and although the Confederates took Little Round Top on Cemetery Ridge they were unable to maintain their position and at Big Round Top the Unionists triumphed and the Confederates retreated.


Then on the third day, General Lee introduced General Pickett into the attack so as to retake the initiative, But it did not work as artillery and gunfire rained down on the advancing Confederates, And then when General Kemper rode forward to urge his troops on, he was shot and severely wounded and that signalled a loss of all discipline and the Confederates were done for, even though they reached the Union lines.
At this point Union soldiers arrived to support their artillery and the Confederates retreated, leaving oversoldiers either dead or wounded,

OnJuly General Lee admitted defeat to his officers and two months later Lee met General Grant to formally accept his surrender although it would take almost two more years of struggle and slaughter, before Lee would finally surrender to Grant at Appomattox to end the bloodiest conflict that was the American Civil War.


As well as the story of the battle, the author presents a useful 'Timeline of Gettysburg' which not only covers the events of those three days but puts them into context of the war as a whole.


He also gives an interesting little 'Do you know' section of the war and a glossary of terms, These all add to the enjoyment that this fascinating and well presented account brings to the reader, A dramatic way to explore truelife stories from history, Each graphic novel in this brilliant new series brings to life major historical events and key figures from the past,

Packed with historical facts,

Includes the victories, defeats and the major leaders from one of the bloodiest wars in history, Colin Hynson worked in museum and heritage education, including the Science Museum in London, before becoming a childrens and educational writer, He has written than thirty nonfiction books for young people, He has also been a scriptwriter, appeared on radio and television, and written for the Guardian, the Times Educational Supplement, BBC History magazine, and various computing magazines.
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