Winner
of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Detailing the events around four days
in late June and early July, 1863, the story follows four men as they
march into the field for what will become the bloodiest three days in
American history. Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate troops on an invasion
of Pennsylvania, believing it is the only way the South can still force
Washington to accept peace, and a Southern victory. By his side, James
"Pete" Longstreet does not share Lee's optimism, and understands
that this great fight could be the South's Waterloo. On the Northern side,
Cavalry General John Buford is the man on the spot, and heroically holds
Lee's army back while the rest of the Union troops move into position
on the valuable and crucial high ground of Cemetery Ridge. Leading a regiment
to the far end of the line, Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is told
he must hold the flank, that his small command is the key to the entire
Union position. Ordering his men to dig in, waiting for the inevitable
assault from Longstreet's troops, the former college professor realizes
that this is his destiny, commanding soldiers on a hill known as Little
Round Top.
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