The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign (Jon M. Nese, Jeffrey J. Harding - GC) battle by examining the events of

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the mystery just seemed to grow over the years

The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign (Jon M. Nese, Jeffrey J. Harding - GC) battle by examining the events ofBy Jeffrey J. Harding and Jon M. Nese Foreward by Carol Reardon & Afterword by Gregory Forbes As the nations future hung in the balance, the Weather Gods delivered a wrath of fury on Union and Confederate forces throughout the Gettysburg Campaign. First, record breaking heat and humidity wore down the warring armies during ungodly forced marches. Next, relentless storms plagued the soldiers with resultant muddy slogs on nearly impassable roads. As the