So much has been written about Gettysburg, goes the well-worn clich , that there is nothing new left to write. Now in paperback, The Second Day at Gettysburg: The Attack and Defense of Cemetery Ridge, July 2, 1863, by David L. Shultz and Scott L. Mingus Sr. aptly demonstrates that there is indeed still much to learn about the war's largest and bloodiest battle.
Based upon a faulty early-morning reconnaissance, General Robert E. Lee decided...