GDG- brigade histories

[Alan D. Brunelle]

Mike Rinehart wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> I have really developed a love for brigade histories.  It isn't as 
> specific as regimential histories or biographies.  Law's Brigade is a 
> good book and I have read Hoods Texans by J.B. Polley.  (I may have the 
> title wrong for Hood's book) but Polley served in the brigade and his 
> book is usually a source for all of the battles fought by the Army of 
> Northern Virginia.  Its a good read for a book written by a participant. 
> As for Kershaw's Brigade I cannot recommend anything because I have 
> never come across a book for his brigade until now. I'll have to check 
> out that book. at some point.
>
> Mike
>   

> "History of Kershaw's Brigade: With Complete Roll of 
> > Companies, Biographical Sketches, Incidents, Anecdotes, etc." by D. 
> > Augustus Dickert and Y.J. Pope

Hi Mike - I'd hesitate to recommend getting the Dickert & Pope book, at 
least on the area I was most interested in - Kershaw's assault on Day2 @ 
Gettysburg - it was very short on information, and had some very bad 
mistakes (e.g., having Barksdale's brigade precede Kershaw's). Based on 
that small sample size, if I were you I'd get some more recommendations 
(from those that have read more of it in particular) before shelling out 
the money for it...

Alan