id was set in the arguments array for the "side panel" sidebar. Defaulting to "sidebar-1". Manually set the id to "sidebar-1" to silence this notice and keep existing sidebar content. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 4.2.0.) in /home/netscrib/public_html/civilwarcavalry/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4239id was set in the arguments array for the "footer" sidebar. Defaulting to "sidebar-2". Manually set the id to "sidebar-2" to silence this notice and keep existing sidebar content. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 4.2.0.) in /home/netscrib/public_html/civilwarcavalry/wp-includes/functions.php on line 4239VMI 83 here. Yes, New Market is a fine place. I got to do living history on the field while I was at the I, and loved it.
People connect more easily to places where they can envision what happened there, IMO. We can see what happened at LRT in our mind’s eye (or retrace an ancestor’s footsteps, like Brooks) when we have a good grasp of the action. I think the plethora of information on Gettysburg makes it far easier for more people to do that there than at any other ACW site.
I confess I am a little bit different. I love Gettysburg in large part because of that detail. When I study a field, I want to know all I can about it. I am primarily interested in the tactics, and the micro-history on GB makes that more possible. By contrast, at Chickamauga, it took me years to assemble the primary source material so as to recreate that level of study on that field…
Dave Powell
]]>That is my favorite – not on the list though so I had to stick up for the local underdog.
]]>That being said, Gettysburg has been severely impacted in my mind by the urban sprawl and commercialism more due Disney than hallowed grounds. But at least it’s improving with the destruction of the Ford dealership, Home Sweet Home, and the terrain modifications.
As I’ve matured as a CW student and reenactor, I find myself liking the open fields and forested lands of the lesser known, but significant fields of honor, not impacted by sprawl or monuments every 10 feet. Antietam, Shiloh, Chickamauga come to mind.
As a VMI grad, I prefer the tiny battlefield at New Market.
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]]>Gettysburg, however, holds a fascination that seems unique. Why did the public embrace micro detail on that field, while ignoring so many others? I am not sure, but I suspect it is at least in part a self-fulfilling prophecy. Writing about a battle tends to engender more writing in response, at least over time. While not every field has enough interested consumers to buy books at the rate that Gettysburg books appear, there is room for more than are currently being published. They won’t sell as fast, but they will sell over time, and subseqent releases of will help move old stock, as well.
Oh well. Back to Chickamauga…
Dave Powell
]]>Don’t get me wrong, as I have a lot of respect for Gettysburg, but the battle fought there is a mere chapter of the entire war,
Regards from the Garden State,
Steve Basic
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