The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863

The Bliss home was situated in a no-man's land between the Seminary and Cemetery ridges during the largest battle ever fought on the American continent. The 60-acre Bliss farm was the scene of a brutal back-and-forth clash that began as a skirmish and ended in a small but important battle. The fight for this small piece of ground played an oversized role in the battle and directly impacted the rolling Confederate assault on July 2, 1863. Elwood Christ's book, "The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863," is the only book ever published on the subject and provides a detailed account of the fighting.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 15 August 2023
Publisher: Savas Beatie

Few visitors to the Gettysburg battlefield take note of the peculiar grassy rise in the fields southeast of the town between Seminary and Cemetery ridges. It was there that the Bliss home once stood,between the lines in a no-mans-land during the largest battle ever fought on the American continent. The 60-acre Bliss farm was the scene of a brutal back-and-forth clash that began as a fitful episode between lines of skirmishers and ended in a small but important battle all its own. The fight for the possession of this small piece of ground played an oversized role in the battle and directly impacted the rolling Confederate assault on July 2,1863. Elwood Christs extraordinary The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg,July 2nd and 3rd,1863 remains the only book ever published on the subject. During the morning hours of July 2,1863,opposing skirmish lines advanced and retreated for hours north of the farm before Confederates finally moved into the Bliss buildings and used them as a snipers nest to pick off enemy troops. Union Gen. Alexander Hays dispatched troops to clear them out and the fighting escalated. Within hours a large Confederate division under Gen Richard Anderson was deployed along Seminary Ridge. Poseys Mississippi brigade,directly west of the farm,assumed an increasingly large role in clearing it of enemy troops. The vortex that was the Bliss farm began pulling in troops from both sides. In a bit more than 24 hours,the back-and-forth fighting would attract at least 10 Union and Confederate regiments,draw heavy artillery fire,disrupt the seemingly unstoppable Confederate assault moving northward against Cemetery Ridge,and kill and wound hundreds of men. The late Elwood Christ based his book on official records,letters,diaries,and other unpublis.

Weight: 396g
Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781611216257