Spencers at Gettysburg: Fact or Fiction?

[Two Flints]

Hello N-SSA,

Just found this article on Spencers at Gettysburg: Fact or Fiction?

Two Flints

[RandyNH]

Re: Spencers at Gettysburg

Be sure to check out Joe Bilby's new book 'Small Arms at Gettysburg'. I just got a copy, and am enjoying the read.

Joe covers the Gettysburg engagement on pages 158-168, and I think provides good insight on the issue of Spencer usage.

Here's info from the publisher: http://www.westholmepublishing.com/smal ... sburg.html

It's readily available from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Small-Arms-Gettys ... 1594160546

The whole topic of the role of the cavalry engagement in the overall battle, and the net impact, has been a flashpoint for some time. Check out the following blogs:

http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/2005/10/was-t ... sburg.html

http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=5

The issue of Spencer use, and fire superiority, is part of that discussion as you might imagine.

[Two Flints]

Hi RandyNH,

I have all of Joe's books!

Whenever I find an article on Spencers, I add them to the Spencer Shooting Society discussion forum, which I moderate, and pass them along to N-SSA for the membership to read.

Thanks for the links you provided.

Two Flints of MA & ME
Moderator, Spencer Shooting Society
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?board=35.0

[RandyNH]

Dear Two Flints -

Here are a few more links for your enjoyment, and those of fellow Spencer shooters I'd picked up:

www.colourguardpublications.com/Custer's%20Colour%20Guard%20Home%20Page.htm

http://www.rarewinchesters.com/articles ... lwar.shtml

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/blancard/spencer.htm

http://hometown.aol.com/dlharvey/custer.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Lightning-Wi ... 1885033176

http://www.echoesofgettysburg.com/id44.html

"The Spencer Repeating Rifle at Gettysburg" by D. Alexander Watson:

http://www.gdg.org/Gettysburg%20Magazine/gcontents.html


http://www.civilwarguns.com/spencer2.html

http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas/spencer.html

http://mailman.arthes.com/pipermail/get ... 03493.html

Those Spencers look like fine weapons...and a lot of fun!

Enjoy!

[Lou Lou Lou]

If it is William O. Adams., he was there!