Longacre has titled his 2021 volume about that underrecognized figure Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Gregg. Department of Defense historian) Edward G. Hence, well-known Civil War biographer (and retired U.S. Despite an admirable record, one federal divisional chief has received relatively little acclaim. When it comes to cavalry commanders at the Battle of Gettysburg, several figures-Stuart, Custer, and Buford, to name a few-instantly come to mind. They include To Gettysburg and Beyond: The Twelfth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, II Corps, and Army of the Potomac, 1862-1865 (1988).Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Greggby Edward G. Longacre's books on the Civil War have won both the Fletcher Pratt Award of the Civil War Round Table of New York and the Moncado prize of the American Military Institute.
The volume adds an important perspective to one's understanding of this critical military operation." (Military Images).
No Civil War Library should be without it. "Edward Longacre's study is a much-needed, long overdue piece of the complex mosaic which makes up the Gettysburg story. Generals and privates share the pages, as the mounted opponents parry and thrust across hundreds of miles of territory from June 9 to July 14, 1863." (Civil War Times Illustrated). For those who enjoy the thunder of hoofbeats, the clang of sabers, and the crack of pistols and carbines, this book has all of it. The author's graphic recountings of the Virginia fights at Brandy Station, Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville, the Pennsylvania encounters at Hanover, Hunterstown, Gettysburg, and Fairfield, and finally the retreat to Virginia, are the finest this reviewer has read under a single cover. The mounted operations of the campaign from organizational, strategic, and tactical viewpoints are examined thoroughly. bristles with analysis, details, judgements, personality profiles, and evaluations and combat descriptions, even down to the squadron and company levels. "For cavalry and/or Gettysburg enthusiasts, this book is a must for other Civil War buffs, it possesses the qualities sought by students of the conflict.
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