We Fought at Gettysburg: Firsthand Accounts by the Survivors of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry

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.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: The Fairfield County RegimentChapter 2: Disaster at ChancellorsvilleChapter 3: The Hard Road to GettysburgChapter 4: July 1—Rendezvous with DestinyChapter 5: Voices from the First Day of BattleChapter 6: Those Who Carried the Colors on the First DayChapter 7: July 2—Holding the LineChapter 8: Voices From the Second Day of BattleChapter 9: July 3—The Final StruggleChapter 10: The Glorious FourthChapter 11: Broken Bodies and Wounded MenChapter 12: Aftermath—The Survivors and the Honored DeadEpilogue: Monuments and MemoryAcknowledgmentsAppendix A: Colonel Noble’s History of the 17th Connecticut RegimentAppendix B: Regimental RosterAppendix C: Major Brady’s Official Report on the Battle of Gettysburg, July 4, 1863Appendix D: Alternate Maps for the Brickyard Lane DeploymentAppendix E: Who Was William Warren?Appendix F: William Warren’s Photographic Index of the RegimentNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author Read more