GDG- OR Supplement

[Bob Huddleston]

To add to what Eric posted, most university libraries and many larger public
libraries have the set. Some of the material is great, but some comes from a
National Archive file of what Col. Scott called "ex post facto" reports,
i.e., reports written and turned in after the war, reports that were
rejected by the compilers of the ORs. Unfortunately the Supplement does not
indicate this. A number of the volumes are called "Record of Events:" the
Archives has a huge microfilm set of transcriptions from some 300 rolls of
microfilm of "Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in
[Volunteer Union] /[Confederate] Organizations." For someone doing a
regimental history or working with letters from some soldier, it is much
easier to Xerox the 20-30 pages of the regiment's movements than to try to
read the microfilm!

Take care,

Bob

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-----Original Message-----
From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
On Behalf Of Eric J. Wittenberg
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 1:26 PM
To: GDG
Subject: Re: GDG- OR Supplement

Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Tom,

This was published by Broadfoot.  It's a 100 volume set that includes a lot
of garbage.  The set is astronomically expensive, like $90 per volume.  Use
it at a library.  Don't waste your money.

Eric

On May 5, 2007, at 2:10 PM, Tom Ryan wrote:

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> Just came across a reference to the "SUPPLEMENT TO THE OFFICIAL 
> RECORDS OF
> THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES" by Hewett, Trudeau and Suderow.   
> Amazon
> shows a listing that includes 12 volumes, but it is unavailable.  A 
> search on Bookfinder.com turns up no matches.
>
> Does anyway have a set, and how useful is it?  Is this material that 
> was left out of the orginal OR, or something completely different?  Is 
> it available anywhere, and what is the cost?
>
> Tom
>
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