Nancy --
Don't let us change your travel plans, but you can obtain the copies mentioned through the message board. Rather than waiting for months, place an order this week, and you'll have them well before Christmas. We can discuss something we've both read.
Click on the box between the two book advertisements at the top of this page, or click below. Having just located a service file for my maternal grandmother's ancestor, I have a renewed sense of excitement about what can be learned by reading these files.
You're probably aware that Gettysburg was the first battle for the 42nd Mississippi Regt., and that much has been written about the fighting done by this command on the morning of July 1st. We may have already mentioned the name of Harmon's company, the "Mississippi Reds" of Panola County.