Observing Hancock at Gettysburg ─ The General Leadership Through Eyewitness Accounts

In this book, author Paul E. Bretzger presents readers with a portrait of the Civil War leadership skills of Union Army General Winfield Scott Hancock as they were displayed during the battle of Gettysburg. The author covers his subject's activities on each of the days of the battle, his rallying of fleeing troops, his taking up of defensive positions, his successful defense against Pickett's Charge, and many others. The author also covers the subject's entire life and the rest of his military career. The author is an independent historian and an architect based in New York. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Paul E. Bretzger received the 1987 History Award at Stockton University for outstanding senior thesis and is an architect living and working in New York City.