Lance J. Herdegen

Author of In the Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg

About the Author

Lance J. Herdegen is the award-winning author of several books and articles on Civil War topics. His latest book is The Iron Brigade in Civil War and Memory: The Blackhats from Bull Run to Appomattox and Thereafter. His previous book, Those Damned Black Hats: The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg show more Campaign won the Army Historical Foundation's Distinguished Writing Award for Battle/Operational history. Herdegen recently served as Chair of the Wisconsin Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. He also had a long career with the United Press International news service and was inducted into the Milwaukee Press Club Hall of Fame. He lives in the Town of Spring Prairie, Walworth County, Wisconsin. show less

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In the Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg (1990) 81 copies, 1 review

Those Damned Black Hats! The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign (2008) 74 copies

The Iron Brigade in Civil War and Memory: The Black Hats from Bull Run to Appomattox and Thereafter (2012) 50 copies

The Men Stood Like Iron: How the Iron Brigade Won Its Name (Indiana) (1997) 48 copies

Union Soldiers in the American Civil War: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages (2018) 10 copies

Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, and the Battle on Brawner’s Farm, August 28, 1862 (2025) 10 copies

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Gender: male
Organizations: Civil War Round Table of Milwaukee
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Associated Place (for map): Wisconsin, USA

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In the Bloody Railroad Cut at Gettysburg by Lance Herdegen

While this book is thoroughly researched and contains bountiful material on the 6th Wisc. Infantry, the book devotes only one chapter to the title subject. It is interesting in that one can follow several personages from their enlistment to their grave and it does take some effort to attempt to resolve some issues concerning the battle, if one is wishing to obtain a through analysis of the action at the railroad cut, they would be better served by reading another volume.

Mar 1, 2013