Pfanz worked at Gettysburg National Military Park1956 to 1966,including a portion of time as chief historian. Afterwards,he worked as the superintendent at Jefferson Expansion National Memorial.[5] From 1974-1980,he was chief historian at the U.S. National Park Service[6] In 1987,after he retired,he wrote Gettysburg:The Second Day. Richard Snow writing in The New York Times called the book "[an] admirable tapestry,and the result is a tribute worthy of the efforts of the men who took part..."[7] Historian Gary W. Gallagher called the book "a standard for tactical studies..."[2] In 2001,he finished his series on the Battle of Gettysburg with Gettysburg:The First Day.
Personal life
Pfanz's son Donald was a retired National Park Service historian,as well,and editor of the letters of Confederate General Richard S. Ewell[8] His son passed away on September 2,2025.[9]
"The Surrender Negotiations Between General Johnston and General Sherman, April 1865," Military Affairs, vol. 16, no. 2 (Summer, 1952), pp.61–70. In JSTOR.
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