![]() Gregg’s men arrived on the field at Gettysburg on July 2, and were posted to the far right, protecting the Federal flank. ![]() Brandy Station is handled in detail, Aldie is mentioned, and of course Gettysburg itself receives a robust treatment. Longacre spends some time discussing the Gettysburg campaign and battle. Truth tends to win out in the end, and so it was for this modest general. When the war began, he was not the self-promoting or political type, and it chafed him at times to see other officers with those skills get ahead. Gregg was a humble man, devoted to his country, his family and his men. Longacre takes the reader through his youth, to his serving at posts all along the West Coast prior to the Civil War. One of the major themes of the book is how quiet and self-effacing Gregg was. Longacre takes an in-depth, much needed look at the life of David Gregg. In battle he is cool, tenacious, brave and judicious.” This is high praise indeed, especially when one considers its source– Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, one of the ablest and most famous generals to serve in the Army of the Potomac. “I have seen no officer whom I would prefer to have with me…. University of Nebraska Press, Potomac Books, 2021, $34.95 hardcover Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Gregg ![]()
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