To: central_va
7 Corps total. The Union had 50,000 men in reserve. Lee had zero.
15 posted on
07/03/2012 10:59:56 AM PDT by
LS
("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually (Hendrix))
To: LS
lee had three corps of 30,000 each(approx)
16 posted on
07/03/2012 11:49:15 AM PDT by
central_va
( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: LS
You are misunderstang what happened. On July 3rd at 3:00 PM the Union forces on Cemetary Ridge numbered about 10,000 plus arty( a lot of it) and a little cavalry. The CSA attackers outnumbered the defenders 3:2 ratio. The Union line would have broke if the CSA cavalry had been there to support the flanks of the attack.
17 posted on
07/03/2012 11:57:14 AM PDT by
central_va
( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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