GDG- Lurkers-What do you find most confusing about the Battle?

Alan D. Brunelle Alan.Brunelle at pobox.com
Sun Jun 8 08:28:31 CDT 2008


CHAR & CHARLIE wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> One of my best days at Gettysburg was the day that I spent 8 hours 
> walking the entire Wheatfield area with three books on that part of 
> the battle.  It really helped with understanding the confusing events 
> of the afternoon of the July 2nd.  The best part was getting the sense 
> of the terrain with all the ups and downs of the area - nothing is 
> flat there.  Finding the area of the famous confederate death scene 
> photos of Sullivan's after the battle, and the marker for Capt. 
> Fuller  in the woods, the site of Col Jeffords struggle, the view of 
> the Rose farm and just imagining the sound of mini balls ricocheting 
> off of the walls -  all made for a great day.
>
> Charlie Eyster 
Good morning Charlie,

A curious mind would like to know: /which/ three books?

Regards,
Alan


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