GDG- Gettysburg Magazine

[Linda J Guy]

Tom,
Yes, you will enjoy the articles in this issue. I really enjoyed Zack's 
article. I tend to read to fast so I have decided to limit myself to one 
article a week.

Linda

(Zack, Alison said hello, and gave me high praise for you.)

Tom Ryan wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> One of the advantages of being away for three weeks is the number of
> CW-related items that accumulated in my mailbox while gone.  Just opened the
> envelope containing Issue 39 of Gettysburg Magazine, and am looking forward
> to reading the articles.
>
> Some esteemed GDG members have contributed to this issue including Eric,
> J.D. and Mike's piece on  the Battle of Funkstown which presumably I have
> already read, having just finished their outstanding new book "One
> Continuous Fight."  Also, member Zack Fry has an article on the 59th New
> York.
>
> Looking forward to reading Douglas Craig Haines' "The Advance of
> Longstreet's First Corps to Gettysburg" and Gary Yee's "Sharpshooting at
> Gettysburg."  There are some unanswered questions about the former subject,
> particularly how well Lee and Longstreet coordinated during the march. Also,
> those who have read Fred L. Ray's "Shock Troops of the Confederacy:  The
> Sharpshooter Battalions of the Army of Northern Virginia" know that the Rebs
> were slow to use sharpshooters in an organized manner, and it was not until
> Gettysburg that sharpshooters began to be an integral part of ANV offensive
> strategy.
>
> In addition, in the same batch of mail was the latest issue of Blue & Gray
> Magazine dealing with "Lee's Last Offensive" at Fort Stedman.  Wonder
> whether this may yield some echoes of Lee's offensives at Gettysburg?
>
> Some good reading ahead.
>
> Tom Ryan
>
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