The second day, and the 20th Maine's defense of Little Round Top is an inspiration of leadership and courage.
To me, as soldier, this battle was really an interesting collection of loosely-associated, small-unit actions, any of which, going the other way, would have changed the course of history.
Gettysburg was truly a nexus of AMerican and world history.
Even folks who know next to nothing about the Civil War know about Gettysburg.
Beaufort? Who’s he?
Now Buford, on the other hand....
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On the other hand, Lee retained about half of Stuart's cavalry division with the main body of the army. Whether they were stretched too thin or whether they were misused by Lee's headquarters, Hill's corp had no eyes to screen ahead of it.
Yes. The little things.
Like, if 18-year-old Irish immigrant Mary Ryan had not gone to work at the Richmond Armory on March 13, 1863, the Confederates may well have prevailed on the third day.
The little things.
..... after the Battle of Brandy Station ,, Longstreet ordered Stuart’s cavalry to forage for their animals which were in poor condition after the 12 hr. battle ,,, Longstreet deverted Stuart and Stuart took the blame . After the second day Lee was pissed that Longstreet drug his feet all that day instead of securing both round tops and commanding the field of battle . On the third day Lee punished Longstreet by ordering a frontal assault on the norths fortified line ,,, this would have never happened if Stonewall Jackson were still alive . Jackson would have attacked the norths line on the end and made them turn and lose cover behind the stone wall . To the south Gettysburg was their Fredericksburg and the rest is history .
Stuart did not deserve as much blame as he has taken over the last 147 years for the souths defeat at Gettysburg .