Here is Lee's report for those looking for some extra reading, or those who want to keep Deb and Patty company while they catch up.

http://www.swcivilwar.com/LeeGettysburg.html

 

I don't know about the rest of yall, but I was most impressed with Chamberlain. Imho, he was an incredible strategist and planner and definitely made the most of two horrible situations. I think he'd have rather been any place other than where he was, but fate placed him in strategic areas where he rose to the occasion.

 

 

I'm skimming through this book again hoping I can remember everybody's name and whose "side" they were on. My vintage mind seems to be a bit forgetful and if I get my hair done before the meet (I always lose a few brain cells from that stuff my hairdresser uses to "cover my gray") , I won't even remember who won the battle.

 

I think we are left with little knowledge about what happened on the eastern side of Cemetery Ridge on Day 3, particularly Jeb Stuart's cavalry assignment and the fighting that took place on that side. Why did Lee send Stuart back around there, and what happened?

The role of cavalry in the battle is a bit short shrifted I think. Apparently there was a very large number of horses killed and left on the battlefield with the remaining soldiers that had perished. I'm sure the two armies did not have the time to bury all of them before they had to pull out. Gettysburg was a very small community. Who cleaned up after the battle?

 

That's why I read it twice. So many characters, I wasn't sure I'd remember who was who. I probably still won't, but I'm keeping my lip zipped so as not to embarass myself.

As long as there is no book report due or a test once we arrive at the Battlefield, I'll be OK.

Did our Patty start the book yet? Patty???

 

[QUOTE=valentine,Sep 25 2006, 05:24 AM] I don't know about the rest of yall, but I was most impressed with Chamberlain.

 

So how do you like it so far? Too early to tell? It does read like a story/novel, not a history book, or at least I think so.

 

Yeah, it's not bad. I'm not good at all with names or dates, but I do like the way it gives personality info. That I can get into.

 

^^ I enjoyed some of it, and as much as I appreciate having read it, I will probably not read the other books written by Schaara's son. I got a lot more from going to various websites about the officers and reading some of their memoirs, etc. I'm having to go back over and over to figure out things done/said by various people because after a while it all ran together for me. Were it not for the comments made by people on this thread I wouldn't have enjoyed it at all.