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To: tomkat

I think Pickett changed his attitude about Lee after Gettysburg...


7 posted on 01/07/2014 6:57:59 AM PST by BCW (Salva reipublicae)
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To: BCW
Popcorn guy above was merely a facetious forecast, as these threads invariably turn into flamefests.

Having said that, things could've had a decisively different outcome if REL had listened to Longstreet.

All his other accomplishments notwithstanding, coming across that much open ground was madness.

/.02

14 posted on 01/07/2014 7:05:15 AM PST by tomkat (unreconstructable)
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