The Battle of Gettysburg lasted only three days but involved more than 160, 000 soldiers. Seven thousand died outright on the battlefield, hundreds more later succumbed to their wounds. In this book are extraordinary, and sometimes heartbreaking, stories of the strength of family ties during the Battle of Gettysburg. Fathers and mothers, siblings and spouses all suffered together, even as they drew strength from one another. Their stories are told here with the help of excerpts from diaries, letters and other correspondence.