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Post by Beth on Apr 27, 2017 20:39:17 GMT
Generally when I start with a new battle I start with general overview type books just to get a feel for the subject and then usually find that my interest starts to get drawn to different aspects because it never fails I will find one area more interesting than another. I think that Gettysburg is such a huge subject that it would take a lifetime of study to understand it all, and though I am interested in the battle in a general sort of I should know more about this key battle, at this point of my life I'm unsure if I will find the need to become devoted to it.
It's kind of hard to explain I think why certain battles just grab my interest more than others and though I have read many books about battles few have held my interest like Waterloo or LBH.
I checked the Gettsyburg book I bought on recommendation of someone who was on either this board or the Black board who was who wrote a bunch of book on Gettsyburg is Gettsyburg by Stephen Sears.
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Post by quincannon on Apr 27, 2017 20:51:59 GMT
I think that is a fair statement. There are many who have devoted a lifetime to the study of this one campaign.
The fascination is that Gettysburg has a little something for everybody, tactics, human interest, the broad spectrum of the operational arts, and on and on. It was the seminal battle fought on American soil, and as such will be studied for millennia to come.
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Post by Beth on Apr 27, 2017 21:24:39 GMT
I agree about the importance of the battle and I know it has the one thing that usually draws me to a battle-basically how the battlefield itself shapes the battle, I just find at this point in my life I'm not sure if I am up to taking on the type of devotion to a subject that it would take to get my mind around Gettysburg. It doesn't mean that I'm not interested in the subject and I would enjoy listening or reading conversation about it because I dearly love learning new things but I am unsure if it will be a subject I am driven to delve deeper into.
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Post by dave on Apr 28, 2017 0:00:02 GMT
David How did the doctor visit go? Great news I expect.
Other units worthy of studying 24th Michigan vs 26th North Carolina 11th Mississippi (Davis's Division) Company A "University Greys" 100% casualties on day 3 The 2nd Vermont Brigade on day 3 tore up Pickett's Division knocking Kemper into Garnett into Armistead jamming them into one clustered mass.
Perhaps the worst blunder was the handling of Iverson's Brigade (5th, 12th, 20th, and 23d North Carolina) on day 1. If you are not familiar with this disaster please look it up. In fact I have been told by a West Point grad to always mention Iverson was never at the Point. Regards Dave
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Post by BrevetorCoffin on Apr 28, 2017 0:19:26 GMT
Hi Dave: CT scan was today, doctor visit is tomorrow. Will keep all up to date. Will look again at Iveraon's debacle as I do not recall it. Was he part of Ewell's corps?
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Post by dave on Apr 28, 2017 3:21:52 GMT
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Post by dave on May 1, 2017 15:52:51 GMT
David If you go to the site below you will find some excellent presentations about the death of Iverson's Brigade at Gettysburg. Regards Dave
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Post by Beth on May 1, 2017 21:21:46 GMT
Dave, you forgot the link.
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Post by dave on May 1, 2017 21:41:03 GMT
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Post by mlynn on May 31, 2017 16:57:23 GMT
Beth Did you check out High Tide At Gettysburg: The Campaign In Pennsylvania? It is a really good read that flows very well. Regards Dave I have read this one. It is good.
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Post by mlynn on May 31, 2017 17:03:44 GMT
I have the Time Life set of the Civil War that came out many years ago. They are a good source for a quick summary of the battle. They are a quick read that gives me a basic review. They are not meant for studying the battles, but they are useful for review. I usually take the book with me on the trip for quick reference. It helps to make sense of multi-faceted small battles as compared to the whole.
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Post by quincannon on May 31, 2017 17:28:37 GMT
May I suggest one such book, written by a complete amateur, who writes well, and researches thoroughly, for your sea side beach reading there in central Texas. "Tempest at Ox Hill". Give me a minute or a century and I will recall the author's name. Can't at the moment.
It was the book I always intended to write and some no good bastard beat me to it.
It takes the overview of the Time Life series and brings it down to bayonet point. Very good book.
David Welker
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Post by dave on May 31, 2017 22:35:10 GMT
Mary I would recommend that you visit Winston Groom's web site listed below for a really good lecture he gave regarding the Battle of Shiloh and I would further recommend reading both his "Shiloh, 1862" and "Vicksburg 1863"as they are very informative without being so in depth that only serious students would read. Groom provides quotes from citizens of Vicksburg which you may find interesting. Regards Dave www.winstongroom.com/
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Post by mlynn on Jun 4, 2017 16:35:05 GMT
Mary I would recommend that you visit Winston Groom's web site listed below for a really good lecture he gave regarding the Battle of Shiloh and I would further recommend reading both his "Shiloh, 1862" and "Vicksburg 1863"as they are very informative without being so in depth that only serious students would read. Groom provides quotes from citizens of Vicksburg which you may find interesting. Regards Dave www.winstongroom.com/Thanks Dave. I will do so. I just talked to my sister who is the historian of our family and her husbands. She has some letter written from a GGG of her husbands that show the perspective of what it was like for a common soldier to just wait for battle. One thing about missing out on touring the battleground on my last trip is that I can read up on it more.
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Post by mlynn on Jun 7, 2017 16:52:48 GMT
Mary I would recommend that you visit Winston Groom's web site listed below for a really good lecture he gave regarding the Battle of Shiloh and I would further recommend reading both his "Shiloh, 1862" and "Vicksburg 1863"as they are very informative without being so in depth that only serious students would read. Groom provides quotes from citizens of Vicksburg which you may find interesting. Regards Dave www.winstongroom.com/Thanks Dave. I will do so. I just talked to my sister who is the historian of our family and her husbands. She has some letter written from a GGG of her husbands that show the perspective of what it was like for a common soldier to just wait for battle. One thing about missing out on touring the battleground on my last trip is that I can read up on it more. I watched the video. Thanks for sending it. It is a great summary of the battle.
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