"The Bullets Flew Like Hail": Cutler's Brigade at Gettysburg, from McPherson's Ridge to Culp's Hill

On the morning of July 1, 1863, Confederate forces pressed east toward the important crossroads town of Gettysburg. The only Union soldiers standing in their way were stalwart cavalrymen under Brig. Gen. John Buford. Luckily for the Federals, Brig. Gen. Lysander Cutler arrived with his 1st Corps brigade of infantry just in time to relieve Buford's hard-pressed cavalry. The fighting spread quickly. Cutler's stubborn defense, together with the arrival of the famous Iron Brigade, stopped the Confederate advance long enough for other Union troops to reach the field. The desperate fighting that morning helped save the important high ground upon which the battle would be fought--and won--over the next two days. "The Bullets Flew Like Hail" Cutler's Brigade at Gettysburg, from McPherson's Ridge to Culp's Hill by James L. McLean Jr. is the only complete account of this brigade's critical contribution to the grand victory in Pennsylvania.This completely revised and updated edition describes the