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

[CHAR & CHARLIE]

Hi Allen, I had the following stuff with me - a full small back pack and a 
wonderful wife who eagerly joined me.  I stayed at the Burg for two weeks so 
I did the same thing most of the days at different parts of the battlefield.

Jay Jordensen - "Bloody Wheatfield"
Harry Pranz - "Gettysburg the second day"
Garry Adelman - "Devil: Den"
Gettysburg Monuments - a field guide
Gettysburg Then & Now - photos then and now
FNPG's booklet #1 - "Lt Fisher and the 10th US Inf"  walking tour
FNPG's day two map
Gettysburg Magazine article on "Anderson attacks the Wheatfield"
Article on "Kershaw's Brigade at the Rose Farm"
And copies of all of the Gettysburg Magazine's maps that I have been putting 
into a binder of maps of the battle
1 Cannon 30D digital camera/1 Sony digital camera resulting in over 200 
pictures that day.  Including a great shot of the large tree that fell south 
of the stone wall.

One of the best parts of walking a certain area for an extended period of 
time is the people you bump into and the conversations that result.  Another 
thing that stood out is how many drive thru the area at 25 mph and never 
slow down or get out of the car to even read the plaques or monuments.  But 
they will go home and say that they were there.    I guess they at one end 
of the spectrum and we are on the other!

Charlie Eyster
http://rving4fun.blogspot.com/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan D. Brunelle" <Alan.Brunelle at pobox.com>
To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 6:28 AM
Subject: Re: GDG- Lurkers-What do you find most confusing about the Battle?


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>
> CHAR & CHARLIE wrote:
>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>> 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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