This work provides an authoritative illustrated examination of the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, analyzing both grand strategy, and the tactical decisions of Day Two and the ensuing combat.
 
 July 2, 1863 was the bloodiest and most complicated of the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg. On this day, the clash involved five divisions of Confederate infantry and their accompanying artillery battalions, as well as a cavalry skirmish at nearby Hunterstown. The bulk of the Union army engaged on the second day of fighting, including men from the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th Corps. 
 
 Assisted by superb maps and 3D diagrams, this fascinating work describes the tactical play-by-play, the customary 'who did what' of the battle, and also explores the critical decisions of July 2, explaining why the commanders committed to them. It also examines the experience of combat as witnessed by the rank and file, several episodes of which are brought to life in Steve Noon's stunning battlescene artworks, and features primary accounts from common soldiers. Gettysburg was'first and foremost'a soldier's battle, full of raw emotion and high drama.