Gingrich, Newt, William R. Forstchen, and Albert S. Hanser. Civil War Trilogy
Divergence: 1863 CE
What if: Confederate troops attempted one last attack on Cemetery Hill before sundown on July 1,
1863, and were bloodily repulsed.
Series note: A trilogy including Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War, Grant Comes East: A
Novel of the Civil War, and Never Call Retreat: Lee, Grant, and the Final Victory.
Comments: The books themselves do not actually indicate a series name, aside from subtitles
saying "A Novel of the Civil War". The authors have elsewhere referred to the series as
"Active History".
Gingrich, Newt, William R. Forstchen, and Albert S. Hanser. Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War
Divergence: 1863 CE
Summary: The story of the four-day battle on the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. After the
Confederacy is repulsed at Cemetery Hill, Robert E. Lee becomes willing to explore
Longstreet's plan to flank Union troops on the south. Action shifts from the ridge below
Gettysburg to points further south, with a battle at Taneytown and then the destruction of
the Army of the Potomac along Pipe Creek.
Series note: First of a Civil War Trilogy.
Comments: For an alternative take on and an alternative result to Longstreet's flanking plan, see
Peter G. Tsouras's Gettysburg: An Alternate History. For an alternative
battle at Pipe Creek, see Douglas Lee Gibboney's Stonewall Jackson at
Gettysburg.
Published: St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne 2003 (031230935XBUY); Thorndike 2003 (0786259574); St.
Martin's Griffin (0312309368BUY).
Publication note: Also known as Gettysburg: Lee's Greatest Victory during development.
Gingrich, Newt, William R. Forstchen, and Albert S. Hanser. Grant Comes East: A Novel of the Civil War
Divergence: 1863 CE
Summary: During the month following the Union disaster at Union Mills, Lee's army attempts an
attack against well-defended Washington and then moves on to capture Baltimore. All the
while, Ulysses Grant is forming a new Union Army of the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, and Dan
Sickles looks for an opportunity to use the remnants of the Army of the Potomac against the
Confederates, and in doing so falls into Lee's trap.
Series note: Second of a Civil War Trilogy.
Published: St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne 2004 (0312309376BUY); Thorndike 2004 (0786269332); St
Martin's/Griffin 2005 (0312309384BUY).
Gingrich, Newt, William R. Forstchen, and Albert S. Hanser. Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory: A Novel of the Civil War
Divergence: 1863 CE
Summary: After the Army of the Potomac is destroyed, Grant begins moving the Army of the
Susquehanna south. Disrupted plans and the odd bit of intelligence lead both Grant and Lee
toward Frederick, Maryland, where Custer's Last Charge begins the carnage that is the
four-day Battle of the Monocacy which will end the Civil War.
Series note: Third of a Civil War Trilogy.
Published: St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne 2005 (0312342985BUY), 2006 (0312342993BUY).
Publication note: Also known as To the Last Man: Lee, Grant, and the Final Victory during development.
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