title: The Gettysburg Cyclorama: The Turning Point of the Civil War on Canvas
author:  Chris Brenneman 
description: "For generations, millions of Gettysburgs visitors have experienced Picketts Charge through the canvas of Paul Philippoteauxs massive Cyclorama. But the full story of the paintings creation, restoration, and ongoing interpretation has never before been fully told. Authors Chris Brenneman and Sue Boardman, along with photographer Bill Dowling, have used their behind the scenes access to create a colorful and lively guide that will appeal to Gettysburg students, scholars, and lovers of fine art." (<i>James A. Hessler, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide, author of Sickles at Gettysburg (2009) and Picketts Charge at Gettysburg (2015)</i>)<br /><br />The Gettysburg Cyclorama of Picketts Charge by Paul Philippoteaux is the most famous and iconic work of art about the battle.This beautifully illustrated and superbly researched book is quite simply the most thorough exploration of the paintings fascinating history and subject matter ever written. (<i>D. Scott Hartwig, former Supervisory Historian for Gettysburg National Military Park, and the author of To Antietam Creek:The Maryland Campaign of September 1862</i>)<br /><br />Few works of art are more important or more fascinating than the Gettysburg Cyclorama, Paul Philippoteauxs mammoth painting documenting Picketts Charge on the afternoon of July 3, 1863. Here, for the first time, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guides Chris Brenneman, Sue Boardman, and Bill Dowling examine every detail of this epic painting, including its restoration in the early 2000s, the changes made to it, and the politics, history, and accuracy behind its fascinating detail. Scores of photographs in both color and black and white enhance this bookwhich is a must-read for anyone interested in the Battle of Gettysburg and how it is remembered. (<i>Eric J.Wittenberg,award-winning author of Gettysburgs Forgotten Cavalry Actions(Savas Beatie, 2011) and The Devils to Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg:A History andWalking Tour (Savas Beatie, 2014)</i>)
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  Photo credits (others are noted for each individual entry):  
  SBC: Sue Boardman Collection  
  BD: Bill Dowling  
  GF: the Gettysburg Foundation  
  CB: Chris Brenneman  
  LOC: Library of Congress
  
  
  (C) 2015 by Chris Brenneman and Sue Boardman
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
  a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,
  mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written
  permission of the publisher.
  
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  
  
  Brenneman, Chris, author.  
  The Gettysburg cyclorama : the turning point of the Civil War on canvas / By
  Chris Brenneman and Sue Boardman ; with Bill Dowling, photography. -- First
  edition.  
  pages cm  
  Includes bibliographical references.  
  ISBN 978-1-61121-264-8 (alk. paper)  
  eISBN 9781611212655  
  1\. Philippoteaux, Paul, 1846-1923. Battle of Gettysburg (1884) 2. Gettysburg,
  