GDG- brigade histories

[Alan D. Brunelle]

Alan D. Brunelle wrote:
> 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
>
While doing some googling around, it appears that there may be a 1990 
edition of this book with a good forward in it. Not sure how that 
differs from what I have...

Alan