Animal Histories of the Civil War Era (Earl J. Hess - A) Section - Human Interest ettysburg-The Nature of a Battlefield

ettysburg-The Nature of a Battlefield is a wonderful guide to the plants and wildlife of the Gettysburg Battlefield

the color tones of butternut and blue remind us of the uniforms of the soldiers who engaged in battle

young Gettysburg native Mary Virginia “Jennie” Wade rode out the firestorm at her sister’s home

As Marszalek shows

Animal Histories of the Civil War Era (Earl J. Hess - A) Section - Human Interest ettysburg-The Nature of a Battlefieldby Earl Hess (Editor), Joan Cashin (Contributor), Lorien Foote (Contributor), David Gerleman (Contributor), Abraham Gibson (Contributor), Brian Matthew Jordan (Contributor), Jason Phillips (Contributor), Mark Smith (Contributor), Paula Tarankow (Contributor), Daniel Vandersommers (Contributor), Michael Woods (Contributor) Animals mattered in the Civil War. Horses and mules powered the Union and Confederate armies, providing mobility for wagons,