STRONG MEN OF THE REGIMENT SOBBED LIKE CHILDREN: John Reynolds' I Corps at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863

The fighting on the first day at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, was unexpected, heavy, confusing, and decisive in many ways. Several works have studied this crucial inaugural day of Gettysburg, but none have done so from the perspective of the rank and file of both armies. Priest rectifies this oversight. Illus.