Wasted Valor: The Confederate Dead at Gettysburg

Rating:
Summary: Wasted Valor
Review: Again Gregory Coco's work is an absolute must have for anyone interested in the Battle of Gettysburg. Coco's devotion for giving the reader the cold hard truths and facts regarding the treatment of the Confederate dead is excellent. Not only is this book informative, but it also mentions various true stories of Confederate soldiers that died on the battlefield or who were mortaly wounded. Actual burial places of the soldiers are covered as well. Coco points out places along the battlefield where rows of the Confederate fallen were laid to rest. He also covers attempts by families to capture or find their deceased father, son or brother. Coco's book gives credit to where it is deserved as Confederates were not properly looked after or interred as Union soldiers were in the National Cemetary in Gettysburg.

Rating:
Summary: Wasted Valor
Review: Again Gregory Coco's work is an absolute must have for anyone interested in the Battle of Gettysburg. Coco's devotion for giving the reader the cold hard truths and facts regarding the treatment of the Confederate dead is excellent. Not only is this book informative, but it also mentions various true stories of Confederate soldiers that died on the battlefield or who were mortaly wounded. Actual burial places of the soldiers are covered as well. Coco points out places along the battlefield where rows of the Confederate fallen were laid to rest. He also covers attempts by families to capture or find their deceased father, son or brother. Coco's book gives credit to where it is deserved as Confederates were not properly looked after or interred as Union soldiers were in the National Cemetary in Gettysburg.

Rating:
Summary: The tragedy and horror of war
Review: Gregory L. Coco has brought the horror and tragedy of the Civil War to readers in this book. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for three days (July 1-3, 1863), yet the battle effected thousands afterwards for decades. Coco has given account of what happened to the Confederate dead and mortally woundededwho were not transported after the battle, but were left where they were mortally wounded or killed. Thousands of soldiers of the Confederacy had no tombstone, marker, or any identification after they were killed. Most were left in a mass grave, or buried in a farmers field, with no marker. What a tragedy, yet it was expected after such a tremendous battle.
Many families of southern soldiers made the trek up north to claim their loved ones and take them back for burial in the south. Unfortunately, many families returned to the south empty-handed because they could simply not find where their beloved son, father, or brother were buried. This was a too common tale on both southern and northern families during the war.
Coco describes how southern soldiers were mortally wounded and ultimately buried after the battle. Most were buried hastily and thus today, their grave location is unknown.
This makes the battlefield and the land around it even more hallowed. It dosen't matter what side of the Civil War a reader of this book is for, we should all be somber and respectful to these brave soldiers of both the North and South who fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice of their beliefs.
This book is fascinating, accurate, and articulate and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War.

Rating:
Summary: The tragedy and horror of war
Review: Gregory L. Coco has brought the horror and tragedy of the Civil War to readers in this book. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for three days (July 1-3, 1863), yet the battle effected thousands afterwards for decades. Coco has given account of what happened to the Confederate dead and mortally woundededwho were not transported after the battle, but were left where they were mortally wounded or killed. Thousands of soldiers of the Confederacy had no tombstone, marker, or any identification after they were killed. Most were left in a mass grave, or buried in a farmers field, with no marker. What a tragedy, yet it was expected after such a tremendous battle.
Many families of southern soldiers made the trek up north to claim their loved ones and take them back for burial in the south. Unfortunately, many families returned to the south empty-handed because they could simply not find where their beloved son, father, or brother were buried. This was a too common tale on both southern and northern families during the war.
Coco describes how southern soldiers were mortally wounded and ultimately buried after the battle. Most were buried hastily and thus today, their grave location is unknown.
This makes the battlefield and the land around it even more hallowed. It dosen't matter what side of the Civil War a reader of this book is for, we should all be somber and respectful to these brave soldiers of both the North and South who fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice of their beliefs.
This book is fascinating, accurate, and articulate and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War.