GDG- More on Gettysburg Magazine

Alan D. Brunelle Alan.Brunelle at hp.com
Thu Aug 23 08:28:47 CDT 2007


Tom Ryan wrote:
> I'm interested in how people prioritize the articles for reading.  I also
> look for anything dealing with intelligence, which is rare.  Next best are
> cavalry articles, since cavalry has an intel mission, and usually some
> aspect can be found in these articles.  I also read items by people I know
> pretty well before the others.  After that I prefer human interest -
> especially controversy.
>
> Next up would be anything related to the approach to and retreat from
> Gettysburg which hold particular interest for me.  With regard to the
> straight battle-related pieces I usually Look for July 2 items, since that
> IMO was the key day of the battle.
>
> How do other folks go about this exercise?
>
> Tom
>   
Hi Tom -

I usually read through Ed Bearss' column - it gives me a good overview
of what to expect. I usually pick out a couple of articles based upon
what perks my interest from Mr. Bearss' overview, and after I read
those, I just start from the first article and move onwards...

Alan


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