GDG- Best days at Gettysburg

[Kathy Meacham]

I have been fortunate enough to have had many wonderful days on the field,

but perhaps one of my most special was a Picket's Charge walk with Wayne Motts,

just the two of us, focusing on my beloved Richard B. (Gen. Richard Brooke Garnett).

We drove out to the bivouac site, discussed the possible approaches of Garnett's Brigade

to the field, getting into position, and suffering through the cannonade.  We then walked

from Garnett's step-off position to near the base of the stone wall, talking about the

advance, the general's death, Armistead's brief breach of the Union position, and the

end of the Charge.  We then walked back across that now serene field, contemplating

all we had "seen."  The very ground seemed to resonate, and the experience stays

with me still.

 

Regards,

Kathy






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Subject : GDG- Best days at Gettysburg
Date : Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:25:34 EDT
>From : IDunc at aol.com
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Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 



About 5 years ago, a friend and I were standing under an umbrella, in front 
of the Irish Brigade Monument, study a map from Gettysburg Day Two A Study In 
Maps when a van drove by, pulled over and stopped. A gentleman got out, 
trotted back to us in the rain, and introduced himself. Yep, it was John 
Imhof..........that was a pretty good day also. Ian Duncanson 

In a message dated 6/7/2008 5:38:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
rvn4fun at att.net writes: 

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. 

Yes, for many years the events in and near the Wheatfield were perhaps the 
most confusing in the Battle for me (even after having read Pfanz's 
masterful 
book), But a couple years ago, walking and driving the terrain with 
excellent maps and reference books at hand finally gave me an understanding 
of how 
the separate bits of terrain fit together and how the various events linked 
up. 


Bruce Trinque 
Amston, CT 






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