GDG- Buford's departure on July 2

[J. David Petruzzi]

And to put it another way, our book is the "other half" that isn't found in
Brown's.  As Eric said, the two combined will, we feel, give the reader the
unabridged story.

Our Conclusion addresses Meade's decision-making, and we think it will give
folks something to consider, in the way that we hoped for "Plenty of Blame"
to do.

J.D.


J. David Petruzzi
My blog: http://petruzzi.wordpress.com
My book: http://www.stuartsride.com

>>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

>
> 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
>