Order of Battle: Gettysburg, The Army of the Potomac, is a 9-volume series on the Union forces involved in the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863. Drawing from first-hand accounts, newspapers, original maps, photographs, monuments, battle stats, and commander biographies; the goal of the series is to provide Gettysburg buffs with everything you need to know about each regiment in the Army of the Potomac engaged and involved in the campaign. To walk on the actual ground and to read the accounts of the participants, is the best way to study the Battle of Gettysburg.
Volume VII: The Eleventh Army Corps, offers an in-depth look at Major General Oliver Howard and the melting-pot of American, German and ethnic regiments in the corps. The reputation of the Corps was tarnished for many years, as they took the brunt of the blame on the Union defeat at Chancellorsville as well as the retreat on the First Day of Gettysburg. Further studies and accounts have shown that the Eleventh Corps performed as well as they could at Gettysburg against insurmountable odds and fought bravely in the defense of the town and Cemetery Hill. The artillery of the corps not only fought with great accuracy and capability but would also fend off the Rebels in hand-to-hand combat.