GDG- Artillery of Gettysburg Book

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/15/2008 8:54:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
Batrinque at aol.com writes:

I find  it to be a very solid account of the role that artillery played in   
the battle, using a detailed chronological narrative of the battle as  its  
format.  I don't know for certain that the experiences of  every battery  
were at 
least touched upon, but I would not be  surprised if that were the  case.  
For my 
own part, I could wish  that more background material  regarding the 
technical 
aspects were  given (but, I am the sort of geek who keeps  copies of Gibbon's 
 
"Artillerist's Manual" and Benton's "Ordnance and Gunnery" on  his  shelves). 
 
The maps are clear and numerous (as might be expected  from  the author of 
"The 
Maps of Gettysburg").
 
 
And I should mention, relating to my own pet hobby horse, that I was glad  to 
see that Gottfried discarded the tired old unlikely myth of the final shot of 
 Arnold's Battery into the ranks of the 26th North Carolina.


Bruce  Trinque
Amston, CT




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