Imperfect Union: A Father’s Search for His Son in the

Imperfect Union: A Father’s Search for His Son in the Aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg

On the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, Union artillery lieutenant Bayard Wilkeson fell while bravely spurring his men to action. His father, Sam, a New York Times correspondent, was already on his way to Gettysburg when he learned of his sonâ€™s wounding but had to wait until the guns went silent before seeking out his son, who had died at the townâ€™s poorhouse. Sitting next to his dead boy, Sam Wilkeson then wrote one of the greatest battlefield dispatches in American history.

This vivid exploration of one of Gettysburgâ€™s most famous stories--the story of a father and a son, the sonâ€™s courage under fire, and the fatherâ€™s search for his son in the bloody aftermath of battle--reconstructs Bayard Wilkesonâ€™s wounding and death, which have been shrouded in myth and legend, and sheds light on Civil Warâ€“era journalism, battlefield medicine, and the â€œgood death.â€
Country USA
Brand Stackpole Books
Manufacturer Stackpole Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780811718936
ReleaseDate 2016-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811718936

Imperfect Union: A Father’s Search for His Son in the Aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg