Pickett's charge. The South never fully recovered, although the war would drag on for nearly 2 more years.
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Grant was very underrated.Followed shortly by the Confederate surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, a very happy Independence Day for President Lincoln and the Union.
The merits of Grant as a military commander are subject to debate, but he won the war and that speaks for itself.Grant was very underrated.
Just win baby.The merits of Grant as a military commander are subject to debate, but he won the war and that speaks for itself.
Many consider Washington as a man ahead of his time.
Pickett's charge. The South never fully recovered, although the war would drag on for nearly 2 more years.
they still doPlease take this opportunity to remember that the Confederates had a culture problem.
Lee sorely missed his best general, Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, who died a month or so earlier.Pickett's charge. The South never fully recovered, although the war would drag on for nearly 2 more years.
one of the brothers left a Diet Coke at little round top. About 11 pm the pledges had to go retrieve it. It's different at nightWHAT A SHOCK...yet, another war thread on a football board. Well, not really a shock.
It was over at Little Round Top. The South failed because they did only the minimum of what was expected of them.
This is a topic that has been hotly debated through the years. I am not able to spend much time tonight, but I among those who think Meade did the best he could. He had 23,000 casualties at Gettysburg, including 3 corps commanders. Lee's army was reeling but still dangerous. Tough call.I recently heard that a remarkably low % of Union troops in the area of Gettysburg actually saw combat during the battle. If that's accurate it makes the failure to cut off or even pursue the rebels back to VA astounding.
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan all understood that moving forward and not giving the adversary any breathing room was key to victory.
Wow. Great story.It was on this date that my great great great grandfather volunteered to join 8 others and charged a cabin housing confederate 'snipers,' secured the cabin and took them all captive, becoming one of 63 men to earn the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg in the process, an item I proudly have in a safe in my home.
Whether Jackson would have made a difference at Gettysburg is another hotly debated topic. I believe he would have, but I'm not sure it would have been enough to give Lee a victory.Lee sorely missed his best general, Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, who died a month or so earlier.
That may have been the case but think about it, Meade was relieved of command almost immediately after the Union's biggest victory of the war to date.
This is a topic that has been hotly debated through the years. I am not able to spend much time tonight, but I among those who think Meade did the best he could. He had 23,000 casualties at Gettysburg, including 3 corps commanders. Lee's army was reeling but still dangerous. Tough call.
Upon learning that Jackson had his left arm amputated after being shot in error by Confederates, Lee wrote to Jackson saying that though he (Jackson) may have lost his left arm, Lee had lost his right.Whether Jackson would have made a difference at Gettysburg is another hotly debated topic. I believe he would have, but I'm not sure it would have been enough to give Lee a victory.
Having just checked the back of the medal, in now embarrassed to say yesterday was the anniversary of that event....
You are correct, although in March, 1864, Grant was appointed to lead all Union armies and became Meade's boss.Meade remained in command of the Army of the Potomac until the end of the war.
Hardly a cause to be embarrassed. He was obviously a brave man, regardless of when the act occurred.Having just checked the back of the medal, in now embarrassed to say yesterday was the anniversary of that event....
One of my great, great, great grandfathers died on day 2 at the wheat field/peach orchard. His name is on the PA memorial.
I would love to read more about this aspect of the battle. If anyone has any recommendations I would apoeciate it.
Longstreet certainly agreed with you.I'm no expert on 19th century infantry tactics, but I've walked the battlefield, and I cannot understand how anybody who did know anything about it could look at that ground and think that an infantry charge could possibly succeed.
Yeah... I'm going to back and reread some of my books
"The Rebels must go down and they must go down hard!"Just win baby.
The merits of Grant as a military commander are subject to debate, but he won the war and that speaks for itself.
It was on this date that my great great great grandfather volunteered to join 8 others and charged a cabin housing confederate 'snipers,' secured the cabin and took them all captive, becoming one of 63 men to earn the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg in the process, an item I proudly have in a safe in my home.
The absence of JEB Stuart's cavalry until late on day 2 is also credited with having hampered Lee's usual aggressiveness and ability to outmaneuver his opponents. One of the great ironies is that Lee's greatest defeat would result from his choice of a frontal assault after he had witnessed multiple times the futility of such tactics when used by the Union army. On the point about letting Lee retreat, I have also heard that Stuart's cavalry did an excellent job of screening the retreating army and keeping the Union cavalry at a distance.Whether Jackson would have made a difference at Gettysburg is another hotly debated topic. I believe he would have, but I'm not sure it would have been enough to give Lee a victory.
Meade was relieved by Lincoln who was under considerable media and other pressures to find a way to end the war, and was angry at no pursuit. I don't think he understood how devastating that battle was for both sides until later. Soon after he put in place the no immediate parole as well 08/1863.That may have been the case but think about it, Meade was relieved of command almost immediately after the Union's biggest victory of the war to date.
The Army of the Potomac, but not the entire Army. Funny, before I started studying this or even having any interest in it b/c of family research, I really had no idea that the whole thing didn't take place in the Eastern US. Yikes.You are correct. My mistake. I'm going to back and reread some of my books.
It should not be forgotten that General George Custer played a major role in the battle on July 3rd when he led the Michigan cavalry and stopped Stuart getting in the rear of the Union army at the East Cavalry Field.
I've always thought this specific initiative taken by Custer is way overlooked...
thanks for posting that, phillybilly...The burning of the Wrightsville/Columbia bridge's role in Gettysburg
http://www.civilwaralbum.com/misc6/columbia_wrightsville_bridge1.htm