GDG- The Battle Between the Lanes

[Richard M Kadas]

hI david,
  I've eagerly awaited publication of 'Between the Farm Lanes since it was announced and expect to order a copy soon. Does the author address the question of the tactcal value of the 1st MNVI's charge in stabilizing the Union line relative to other units in action under Hancock's command actions? This is a question to which I've been interested in seeing an objective analysis.  The First MNVI personnel naturally believe it was the most important action of the day. In contemporary accounts it seems to have gotten more mention than 20th Maine re LRT which appears to have gained its importance more in retrospective than contemporary accounts.
  Dick

"J. David Petruzzi" <jaydee at pennswoods.net> wrote:
  Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Hi Henry,

The answer to your last question is yes - the book is fully footnoted with a
plethora of primary sources.

As for finding the book, you can visit our website at
http://www.ironcladpublishing.com. You'll see it on our home page.

Best,
J.D.



>>Great job Phil,
Thanks for a substantive and descriptive review of the book! It's just
what I wanted, cut to the salient points and briefly describe the very
noteworthy features of the narrative and outline of the book. I hope I can
find it out here on the west coast. There are many titles I saw at the
'Burg bookstores that are indigenous to the east, where the great
battlefields are.
My second point is that why Hancock's heroic action on July 2nd never
made it up to highest chain of command to be cited for the CMOH
(Congressional Medal of Honor), instead of that lecher Dan Sickles.
One more point, was the book heavily footnoted and the sources quite
legitimate. Works that focus on reexamination such as this one must key on
the credibility of its painstaking research, especially from events with
little or no records.

Henry>>



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