North Carolina Remembers Gettysburg

North Carolina contributed more of her sons to the pivotal battle of Gettysburg than did any other Southern state. Thus, it is not surprising that North Carolinians have provided some of the best documentation of their experience of the battle that defines the American Civil War. In diaries and letters, Tar Heel soldiers recounted the stories of their roles at Gettysburg.

This collection brings together many of the letters that were published in newspapers; from the first after-action responses to the reminisces of veterans who survived well into the twentieth century, these accounts explain, defend, and chronicle what North Carolinians did those hot July days in Pennsylvania.