67th Tigers
Banned
@SFCRMD: Yes, I too am tiring of the whole thing. 67th like many of the Brits on these pages feel that, despite the outcome of the ARW and the tie of War of 1812, there is no way the US could ever have won against their blessed land until about 1940. Only then do they concede that the US may, perhaps, be on par with their own super great military establishment.
To truly understand Gettysburg, or any of the other battles of the Civil War (or really any war for that matter) one must at least walk over the battlefield to see the lay of the land. Failing that at least concede that others may know a bit more than you and gone on with life.
Spring's PhD Thesis has finally been published. I'd suggest you read it.
Or, of course, you could try actually being an infantry officer.....