{"product_id":"2940158181818","title":"At Gettysburg, or, What a Girl Saw and Heard of the Battle (Expanded, Annotated)","description":"Long considered one of the most vibrant and compelling accounts of the battle of Gettysburg by a young resident of the town. Fifteen year old Matilda \"Tillie\" Pierce saw Union general Buford enter town with his cavalry, saw the rout of the first day of fighting, and the Confederates streaming through the town. She gave water to many Union soldiers, including General George Gordon Meade, the new commander of the Army of the Potomac.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe went on to help the nurses and surgeons care for wounded at a house down on Taneytown Road, sitting to comfort the dying General Stephen Weed. Tillie saw the mangled bodies of men and horses, and the incredible destruction of the fields and farms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA quarter-century later, Tillie, now married and a mother, sat down and penned this remarkable account for her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.","brand":"BIG BYTE BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076737712368,"sku":"2940158181818","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158181818_p0.jpg?v=1764112373","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158181818","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}