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Old 12-29-2005, 09:10 AM
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Thomas Desjardin has written a superb work titled These Honored Dead for those of you studying Gettysburg I suggest this as a must read as it debunks many of the myths.

Many of these questions about Chamberlain, 140th New York monument, etc. are covered in that book which Shane refers to at the top of this thread. Pick up a copy, it's only 200+ pages long, but is most thought provoking. It may significantly change the way you think about the history of the war.
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Half Price Books is having a sale this weekend.

Betcha I can find it there.
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It was on that site I linked to in the Book Review section. One of the ebst for my money buys I have made in a long time... and I paid full price.
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