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  • Why Did JEB Stuart Fire Two Cannon Shots on July 3, 1863?

    09/10/2004 3:46:54 AM PDT · by carton253 · 125 replies · 2,366+ views
    9/10/04 | carton253
    That is just one of many questions that remain unanswered from the Battle of Gettysburg. First the novel, Killer Angels, then the movie, Gettysburg, has currently painted a distorted picture of Lee’s real strategy, as has many of the books written on this subject. The standard story they all tell is one that has General Ewell failing to take Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill the evening of July 1st. On July 2nd, General Lee then attacked both flanks of the Union Army. Ewell again attacking Culp’s Hill, and General Longstreet attacking the Round Tops. When those attacks failed, General Lee...