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Book cover image of The Hospital on Seminary Ridge at the Battle of Gettysburg by Michael A. Dreese

Authors: Michael A. Dreese, Frederick K. Wentz
ISBN-13: 9780786423606, ISBN-10: 0786423609
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Date Published: August 2005
Edition: ALT

Author Biography: Michael A. Dreese

Michael A. Dreese is the vice-president of the Susquehanna Civil War Round Table and author of The 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers at Gettysburg (2000). He lives in Middleburg, Pennsylvania.

Book Synopsis

Union Cavalry General John Buford directed the opening stages of the battle of Gettysburg from the cupola of the dormitory of the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary. At one point, 600 to 700 wounded soldiers from both armies were cared for at the Seminary. This work presents the history of the Seminary during the Civil War, drawing on firsthand accounts of soldiers, civilians, surgeons, and relief personnel. B&w historical photos are included. Dreese is vice president of the Susquehanna Civil War Round Table. He has written a previous book about the battle of Gettysburg.

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"This book is a solid piece of Gettysburgiana...Dreese covers a lot of territory...engagingly written, this book would work well in both young adult and adult nonfiction collections"

	Acknowledgments
	Foreword	1
	Introduction	3
	Prologue	7
Ch. 1	The Seminary Comes to Gettysburg	13
Ch. 2	A House Divided	22
Ch. 3	Wolf at the Door	30
Ch. 4	The Armies Converge	43
Ch. 5	July 1, 1863: The Battle Opens	59
Ch. 6	The Hospital During the Battle: July 1 - July 4, 1863	91
Ch. 7	The Hospital Period: July 5 - September 1863	118
	Epilogue	150
App. I	Patient Deaths in the Lutheran Seminary Hospital	167
App. II	List of Surgeons and Medical Officers, Lutheran Seminary Hospital	169
	Notes	171
	Bibliography	193
	Index	197