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| Damn Dutch: Pennsylvania Germans at Gettysburg | 
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Category: Book
Authors: David L. Valuska, Christian B. Keller
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Studio: Stackpole Books
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
Label: Stackpole Books
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 0811700747
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.7349
EAN: 9780811700740
ASIN: 0811700747
Publication Date: February 2004
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This is the first work to highlight the contributions of regiments of the Pennsylvania Dutch and post1820 immigrant Germans at the Battle of Gettysburg. On the first day, the 1st Corps, in which many of the Pennsylvania Dutch regiments served, and the half-German 11th Corps, which had five regiments of either variety in it, bought with their blood enough time for the federals to adequately prepare the high ground, which proved critical in the end for the Union victory. On the second day, they participated in beating back Confederate attacks that threatened to crack the Union defenses on Cemetery Hill and in other strategic locations.
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Flawlessly Presented, Highly Recommend!!!!! February 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Damn Dutch, is not only highly readble and flawlessly presented, it is extremely thought provoking. If you want to immerse yourself in an excellent history that reads like a novel, pick up Damn Dutch. Co-author Keller shines and adds significantly to the power of this story that has long been overshadowed by the Civil War's more "popular" vingettes.
Damn Dutch is a an excellent book December 30, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Valuska and Keller's Damn Dutch. It not only covered the actions of Pennsylvania's German soldiers in the important battle of Gettysburg, but also those of the Pennsylvania Dutch ((descendents of eighteenth century German-speaking immigrants who developed their own dialect and culture in the Keystone State).
Although approximately two hundred thousand native Germans and many descendents of Germans fought for the Union during the Civil War, scant attention has been paid to their wartime military service or how they viewed the war. Therefore, Damn Dutch is a welcome addition to the very limited number of studies about Germans in the Civil War.
This book is well researched and well written. It is both a military history and a social history, and in addition describing military actions also addresses how the battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War in general affected Pennsylvania's immigrant Germans and the Pennsylvania Dutch. I highly recommend it.
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