GDG- Buford's departure on July 2

[Eric J. Wittenberg]

Tom,

We hope it will.

Our volume is intended to complement Brown's book.  Brown focuses  
mainly on the Confederates and on logistics.  Ours focuses mainly on  
battle tactics, decision-making, and in order to balance Kent's book,  
takes a bit more of a Union perspective.  Together, they tell the  
complete story of the retreat.

Our conclusion deals with the decisions made along the way.  I think  
you will find it interesting.

Eric

On Jul 21, 2007, at 3:22 PM, Tom Ryan wrote:

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> <<Thanks for the kind words, Tom.  I'm really pleased to hear that you
> enjoyed the article.  I agree with your assessments right down the  
> line; we
> really take Pleasonton to task in our study of the retreat for  
> failing to
> concentrate and use his cavalry effectively.  It was a very poor  
> use of his
> mounted arm, and it allowed an opportunity to cut Lee off before  
> reaching
> the Potomac and forcing him to fight in the vicinity of Smithsburg  
> to slip
> through his fingers.>>
>
> Eric,
>
> That is good news that your forthcoming book on the retreat will  
> cover the
> cavalry situation in more depth than existing studies on the  
> retreat have
> done.  There are a lot of questions that remain unanswered.  My  
> sense is
> that a combination of the unwillingness of the AoP command to act
> assertively following the three-day battle at Gettysburg, and  
> Pleasonton's
> general lack of leadership/management ability were the main  
> culprits in the
> Union cavalry's inability to accomplish significant achievements  
> during the
> pursuit of the ANV to the Potomac.
>
> Look forward to your book filling that void.
>
> Regards, Tom
>
>
>
>
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