Included among these are the Witmer Farm north of Gettysburg, which witnessed a skirmish between Confederate cavalry and Federal militia, as well as Wrightsville, which marked the apogee of Gordon’s advance and was witness to a brief engagement in which African-American militia participated. Of particular interest are the six tour guides Mingus includes as appendices, which offer clear directions to various sites in the operations described in the book. Plenty of illustrations and helpful maps have been incorporated as well, to supplement Mingus’ effectively organized and well-written text. Readers will find additional value as well in the profiles of the individuals who shaped the events of June 1863, from Elijah White and the redoubtable John Gordon to Darius Couch, Granville Haller, Jacob Frick and the men Federal authorities hastily assembled under their command to resist the Confederate advance. Mingus has done an impressive job in executing this study, mining an extensive range of primary source materials to craft a compelling narrative. adds to that voluminous literature with a detailed examination of the advance of Confederate forces through Adams County and York County to the banks of the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville. Given all that has been written about the Gettysburg Campaign over the last 145 years or so, it’s amazing and not a little exasperating that new books continue to appear on this much-chronicled series of battles.
CWT Book Review: Flames Beyond Gettysburg Closeįlames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition, June 1863īy Scott L.
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