Chancellorsville and Gettysburg by General Abner Doubleday - FULL AUDIOBOOK

General Abner Doubleday (1819-1893) is best known as the man who "invented" baseball, but his admirable service on behalf of the Union earned him a reputation as a solid commander and patriot. He saw action at Fort Sumter where he aimed the first gun fired against the rebellion; at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, where he lead the First and later the Third Divisions of the First Corps of the Army of the Potomac; and finally at Gettysburg, where he commanded the entire First Corps after the death of General Reynolds early in the morning of the first day. Facing powerful assaults from Confederates, the outnumbered First Corps fought, under Doubleday's calm leadership, a valiant holding action that culminated in high casualties, but gave General Meade the crucial time he needed to reinforce the battlefield. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, originally commissioned as part of the landmark Campaigns of the Civil War series, provides stern judgements of Generals Meade and Howard; astute insights into other generals such as Hooker, Reynolds, and Sickle; and penetrating, minute-by-minute analyses by a leading participant of these two pivotal battles. Although the fierce resistance by the First Corps during the bloody late afternoon of July 1 never received its due praise, Doubleday's account of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg stands as a passionate, uncompromising tribute.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - 00 - Preface
00:04:39 - 01 - 1-01 - The Opening of 1863 - Hooker's Plans
00:23:30 - 02 - 1-02 - Friday, The First of May
00:38:33 - 03 - 1-03 - The Disastrous Second of May
00:48:29 - 04 - 1-04 - The Rout of the Eleventh Corps
01:08:56 - 05 - 1-05 - Jackson's Advance Is Checked
01:20:40 - 06 - 1-06 - Sickles Fights His Way Back; Arrival of the First Corps
01:28:40 - 07 - 1-07 - The Battle of the Third of May
02:04:17 - 08 - 1-08 - May 4th: Attack on Sedgwick's Force
02:29:34 - 09 - 1-09 - Preparations to Renew the Conflict
02:40:54 - 10 - 1-10 - Battle of Brandy Station: Fleetwood
02:47:52 - 11 - 2-1 - The Invasion of the North
03:08:51 - 12 - 2-2 - Hooker's Plans. Hooker Superseded by Meade
03:44:40 - 13 - 2-3 - Stuart's Raid
03:57:43 - 14 - 2-4a - The First Day at Gettysburg, Part A
04:27:57 - 15 - 2-4b - The First Day at Gettysburg, Part B
05:00:22 - 16 - 2-5a - Battle of Gettysburg - The Second Day, Section 1
05:27:07 - 17 - 2-5b - Battle of Gettysburg - The Second Day, Section 2
05:57:31 - 18 - 2-6 - The Battle of the Third Day
06:32:06 - 19 - 2-7 - General Retreat of the Enemy