Ewell made a huge mistake
Lee should have been emphatic
Napoleon would not have let that happen
If Lee believed Culp’s Hill was that valuable, he would have been more specific in directing Ewell and possibly A.P. Hill to capture that objective. He evidently did not see Culp’s Hill as important to his plan of action. He gave Ewell discretionary orders on all three days of the Gettysburg battle to take the hill if he saw an opportunity.
That is a lot different than directing an attack on the hill with the objective of capturing it.
What's this??
A word of criticism against RE Lee?
How does that happen, especially after you stank the thread up with your posts #95, 113, 117, 198, etc. condemning others for daring to mildly criticize Lee?