GDG- Gettysburg The second day

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/31/06 7:06:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
lawrence at rwlcpa.com writes:

> Thus begins Harry Phanz's epic-"Gettysburg the Second Day"-a 601 page book
> that examines , in detail, 3 hours of activity on the Southern portion of
> what became the Gettysburg Battlefield. 3 hours that immortalized such terms
> as "The Wheatfield", the Peach Orchard", Little Round Top", Devils Den" and
> many many more. Immortalized to such an extent that 143 years later a CPA in
> Estes park, Colorado can mention them to members all over the world with
> confidence that everyone of them will know exactly what I am talking about.
> 

For too long I had neglected understanding the Second Day (even though I read 
and enjoyed Pfanz's book when it was first published and I had visited LRT 
innumerable times), but finally on a visit to the Burg this past spring, I made 
the effort to probe the Whetfield, the Peach Orchard, and Devil's Den with 
some care.  But even so, with the experience of having been on the actual ground 
under my belt, I had to track down John Imhof's book and view the "Gettysburg 
Animated" CD several times before I was able to nail down the chronological 
relationships among the various components of the Second Day..  .

Bruce Trinque
41°37'52"N   72°22'29"W