GDG- Re:"Maps of Gettysburg" book

[Margaret D. Blough]

They also, whenever possible, used a knowledgeable local, sometimes a current resident of the area and sometimes someone already in the army.  At Chickamauga, James Longstreet used the services of Tom Brotherton, a Confederate soldier, whose family cabin was engulfed by the battle.

Regards,

Margaret

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> > <> > and maneuvering phases of the campaign, which generally get only very 
> > general cartographic attention in most works.>> 
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> I agree. What is missing from most older works is a clear definition of 
> approaches, routes and surrounding terrain. 
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> AN EXAMPLE: 
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> Having a good map that would depict how Biddle approached McPherson Ridge 
> from the South July 1st would be a welcomed first and very relative. Not many 
> folks realize the importance of Bull Frog Road or who passed over it. That 
> avenue 
> was very important in that it connected the township of Fairfield with 
> Gettysburg via the Emmitsburg Road at Moritz Tavern. Save the Fairfield Road it 
> was 
> the only other viable approach save a small rural lane nearer Carrol Valley 
> (Ski Liberty) that was to small for a large body of men. 
> 
> Biddle: Emmitsburg Road north to Bull Frog Road. West-northwest on that 
> avenue 2.5 miles to Millerstown Road. East-northeast (across Marsh Creek) 3.2 
> miles 
> to Blackhorse Tavern. North 2.7 miles to Willoughby Run Road. North-northeast 
> 2.7 miles to Fairfield Road. The brigade then formed line of battle fronting 
> Herr Ridge. Biddle actually started forward before being halted then directed, 
> by the right flank, east across Willoughby Run to South McPherson Ridge. 
> Count the miles covered by the brigade the morning of July 1st, mostly at quick 
> march at right shoulder shift. They were booking it with little time for rest. 
> Not one map has ever shown that brigade's approach let alone miles covered. The 
> terrain was as undulating as any approach from any other direction. Biddle's 
> people had barley formed line of battle fronting Herr Ridge when the first 
> casualty occurred. Good defined maps would help us all relate to the trauma, 
> excitement, fatigue and hardships that most troops experienced prior to combat. 
> Is 
> it me or does it not seem that in almost every Civil War battle someone was 
> in a hurry who for one reason or another appeared at the right spot at 
> precisely the right time? They used maps, why don't we. 
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> I have always been amazed that more scholars have not clearly defined the 
> approaches to the battlefield by using expert maps. It's about time something 
> was 
> published. 
> 
> Ahem ... I humbly thank you Thomas! Thank you John! 
> 
> Dave S. 
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