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To: rdl6989; alfa6; HandyDandy; Homer_J_Simpson
rdl6989: "After the “Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Charge” Lee told Pickett..."

Thanks for the correction, was just thinking about that earlier.
Also, in my post #22 listing of four elements of Lee's July 3 plan, I forgot element #5: Porter Alexander's artillery barrage against Union lines, perhaps the greatest such in history to that time.
It was even claimed that Lee's cannons could be heard as far away as Harrisburg.
So, they should have done terrible harm to Union forces.

But, in the end, as with Lee's other assaults on July 3, his artillery barrage failed to do serious damage.

Bottom line: there were five elements to Lee's plan of attack on July 3.
Had the others succeeded, then "Pickett's charge" would have a very different outcome.

Curiously, until it was all over, Union General Mead expected Lee to succeed, and was busy in the rear organizing his army's retreat!

37 posted on 03/02/2016 11:14:47 AM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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To: BroJoeK; rustbucket; EternalVigilance

At Gettysburg on the third day during the artillery barrage there was massive, over shooting and the Canon’s were position way off Porter, Alexander had the worst of luck that day.


41 posted on 03/02/2016 12:38:19 PM PST by StoneWall Brigade (Vote Tom Hoefling 2016 to restore our God given unalienable rights and Liberty's)
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