Gettysburg in Color

“Gettysburg in Color, which mixes a lively campaign narrative with meticulous colorizations of hundreds of black-and-white photos and illustrations, offers a refreshingly new look at America’s greatest battle. You’ve never seen another Gettysburg book like it.” ~Terry A. Johnston Jr., publisher and editor-in-chief, The Civil War Monitor

“Patrick and Dylan Brennan have brilliantly (and entertainingly) enlivened those generals and privates from our past, using color to revivify men we have shrouded in black and white. Here, faces glow with life or stun with death. Battle scenes teem, about to burst from their frames in vivid hues. Look at the skillfully colorized portraits: These men are real—“like us.” This book is destined to become a classic. My recommendation? Keep Gettysburg in Color in your hand the next time you visit Gettysburg. As you stand in the killing ground below Devil’s Den or at the Bloody Angle, open it to the illustrations of the fighting. You will see this greatest of American battles as never before.” ~Ralph Peters, author of Cain at Gettysburg

“Generations of Gettysburg scholars and enthusiasts have studied original images of its soldiers, civilians, campaign, the battlefield, and its landmarks through a mostly black-and-white filter. Pat and Dylan Brennan have offered an alternative in Gettysburg in Color: Volume 1: Brandy Station to the Peach Orchard. By enhancing photographs, illustrations, drawings, and sketches with vivid color, they have provided an exciting visual experience accompanied by a fast-moving and well-crafted text. The Brennans have produced a valuable and excellent addition to the innumerable Civil War publications and hundreds of Gettysburg books. Its broad range appeal will also draw in photographers, artists, and others in the field of visual arts enhancement.” ~Richard W. Hatcher III, Historian (Ret.), Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

“People interested in Gettysburg tend to think of the battle in black and white. They form perceptions based on splendid 19th century photographs that evoke the landscape, participants, and carnage wrought by three days of brutal combat. Gettysburg in Color allows readers to revisit well-known images from a dramatically different perspective, summoning a sense of immediacy that, especially with some of the death studies, proves quite striking. Patrick and Dylan have created a book that will adorn the shelves of many Gettysburg aficionados.” ~Gary Gallagher, John L. Nau III Professor of History Emeritus, University of Virginia