THE WEATHER GODS CURSE THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN

First, record-breaking heat and humidity wore down the warring armies during ungodly forced marches. Next, relentless storms plagued the soldiers, resulting in muddy slogs on nearly impassable roads. As the armies met in mortal combat, soul-crushing heat turned the bucolic fields of Gettysburg into a sanguinary and barren expanse. Well illustrated, some in color.