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Michael Jacobs
Professor Michael Jacobs provided one of the first eye-witness accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg. Jacobs monitored the battle from his home at 101 West Middle Street, all the while taking copious notes. Within months of the battle, he published Notes on the Rebel Invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania and the Battle of Gettysburg, a book compiled from his observations. The account quickly became a valuable primary source and established Gettysburg College's longstanding tradition of premier Civil War scholarship.
The battle cast Jacobs, a professor of mathematics and science, into the unexpected role of reporter and historian. |