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    At Gettysburg, Or, What A Girl Saw And Heard Of The Battle. A True Narrative. [Illustrated Edition]
    At Gettysburg, Or, What A Girl Saw And Heard Of The Battle. A True Narrative. [Illustrated Edition]
    At Gettysburg, Or, What A Girl Saw And Heard Of The Battle. A True Narrative. [Illustrated Edition]
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    At Gettysburg, Or, What A Girl Saw And Heard Of The Battle. A True Narrative. [Illustrated Edition]

    By Matilda "Tillie" Pierce Alleman

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    Includes Gettysburg Map and Illustrations Pack – 30 additional maps, plans and illustrations
    “The experience of a little girl, during three days of a hard fought battle, as portrayed in this volume is certainly of rare occurrence, and very likely has never been realized before.
    Such a narrative as the following, is worthy of preservation among the pages of our nations literature.
    The story is told with such marked faithfulness, such honesty of expression, such vividness of portrayal, that those who lived in, and passed through those scenes, or similar ones, will at once recognize the situations, and surroundings, as natural and real.
    While perusing its pages, the veteran will again live in the days gone by; when he tramped the dusty march, joined in the terrible charge, or suffered in the army hospital.
    The Heroine of this book, performed her part well; but it is doubtful whether, at the time, she fully realized the heart-felt thanks, and noble thoughts that sprang from the "Boys in Blue," in response to her heroism and kindness.
    How vividly is presented the weary march to the field of conflict; our eagerness to quaff the sparkling water, as she handed it to us, fresh from the cooling spring.
    We thanked her, but she did not hear the full gratitude that was in our hearts.”-Preface.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGolden Springs Publishing
    Release dateJun 13, 2014
    ISBN9781782892311
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    • 5/5
      It is a short book told by a woman who witnessed the battle there. He account is said to pretty accurate, except for one part but that is explained as a memory error as she reported went over to the site a couple of days later. Since the book was written many years later, it is thought she just got her facts mixed up. It is a wonderful first-hand account.
    • 3/5
      I picked up this book after touring the Shriver's house in Gettysburg. This is Tillie's first hand account of what it was like to live in Gettysburg at the time of the infamous horrific battle.She relays the horrors of what she saw, but also recounts her efforts to be helpful. By baking bread and handing out water to the soldiers. In a time of unimaginable destruction and gore she truly is an American hero, for they come in all shapes and sizes, not just those who fight.When picking up books that are older sometimes the language gets to me with over-formality, but this book read just fine, like a modern day novel. I am not typically one for non-fiction either, but this was a book that I didn't mind making the exception. I finished reading Tillie's account with horrific imagery in my head, but also with a new understanding for those on the home-front during wartimes.
    • 5/5
      At Gettysburg, or, What a Girl Saw and Heard of the Battle (Illustrated) by Matilda Pierce Alleman is a great history lesson through the eyes of a girl at the time. The brutality she saw, the people she meet, the craziness she witnessed first hand is amazing and frightening but told so well that anyone could picture it in their mind's eye. I love books like this, from the source, history from the mouth of those who lived it, rare, scared, and not so bravely.

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    At Gettysburg, Or, What A Girl Saw And Heard Of The Battle. A True Narrative. [Illustrated Edition] - Matilda "Tillie" Pierce Alleman

     This edition is published by PICKLE PARTNERS PUBLISHING—www.picklepartnerspublishing.com

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    Text originally published in 1889 under the same title.

    © Pickle Partners Publishing 2013, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise without the written permission of the copyright holder.

    Publisher’s Note

    Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

    We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

    At Gettysburg, or, What a Girl Saw and Heard of the Battle.

    A True Narrative.

    By Mrs. Matilda Tillie Pierce Alleman (1848-1914).

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

    PREFACE. 7

    CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCTION. 9

    CHAPTER II. — INCIDENTS PRECEDING THE BATTLE. 12

    CHAPTER III. — DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE. 17

    CHAPTER IV. — DURING THE SECOND DAY OF THE BATTLE 23

    CHAPTER V. — DURING THE THIRD DAY OF THE BATTLE. 29

    CHAPTER VI. — AFTER THE BATTLE. 32

    CHAPTER VII. — HOME. 36

    CHAPTER VIII. — CONCLUSION. 46

    MAPS 48

    GETTYSBURG - MAP PACK 52

    Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 52

    Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 Overview 53

    Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 7 A.M. 54

    Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 10 A.M. 55

    Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 10.45 A.M. 56

    Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 11 A.M. 57

    Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 12.30 P.M. 58

    Battle of Gettysburg – 1st July 1863 2 P.M. 59

    Gettysburg – 2nd to 4th July 1863 60

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Lee’s Plan 61

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Overview 62

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Cemetary Ridge A.M. 63

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Culp’s Hill – Initial Defence 64

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Culp’s Hill – Evening attacks 65

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Hood’s Assaults 66

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Peach Orchard Initial Assaults 67

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Peach Orchard and Cemetary Ridge 68

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Wheatfield – Initial Assaults 69

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Wheatfield – Second Phase 70

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Cemetery Hill Evening 71

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Little Round Top (1) 72

    Battle of Gettysburg – 2nd July 1863 Little Round Top (2) 73

    Battle of Gettysburg – 3rd July 1863 Overview 74

    Battle of Gettysburg – 3rd July 1863 – Pickett’s Charge 75

    Battle of Gettysburg – 3rd July 1863 – Pickett’s Charge Detail 76

    Battle of Gettysburg – 3rd July 1863 Culp’s Hill – Johnson’s Third Attack 77

    Battle of Gettysburg – 3rd July 1863 East Cavalry Field – Opening Positions 78

    Battle of Gettysburg – 3rd July 1863 East Cavalry Field – First Phase 79

    Battle of Gettysburg – 3rd July 1863 East Cavalry Field – Second Phase 80

    Battle of Gettysburg – 3rd July 1863 South Cavalry Field 81

    Battle of Gettysburg – Battlefield Overview 82

    PREFACE.

    The experience of a little girl, during three days of a hard fought battle, as portrayed in this volume is certainly of rare occurrence, and very likely has never been realized before.

    Such a narrative as the following, is worthy of preservation among the pages of our nations literature.

    The story is told with such marked faithfulness, such honesty of expression, such vividness of portrayal, that those who lived in, and passed through those scenes, or similar ones, will at once recognize the situations, and surroundings, as natural and real.

    While perusing its pages, the veteran will again live in the days gone by; when he tramped the dusty march, joined in the terrible charge, or suffered in the army hospital.

    The Heroine of this book, performed her part well; but it is doubtful whether, at the time, she fully realized the heart-felt thanks, and noble thoughts that sprang from the Boys in Blue, in response to her heroism and kindness.

    How vividly is presented the weary march to the field of conflict; our eagerness to quaff the sparkling water, as she handed it to us, fresh from the cooling spring.

    We thanked her, but she did not hear the full gratitude that was in our hearts.

    Who but a soldier can know the welling emotions in that dying general's breast, when, perhaps for the first time in many months, he gazed into an innocent and child-like face, seeing naught but tender love and deep sympathy.

    Did she not in part, take the place of those near and dear to his heart, but who,

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