Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Lee's Blunder

I know that Lee was a great General but he should have listened to Longstreet on more than one occasion. Longstreet was very cautious but for a good reason. He knew that it was a losing battle when Pickett made his famous charge. The distance was to far and to open for breaking the Union lines. It seemed like Lee was desperate...maybe he was.
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  1. StevenMay 13, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    Of course you are right. But hind sight is 20/20!

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  2. Nona EdwardsMay 19, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    I have "enjoyed" reading about the war. I, too, thought that Lee should have paid a bit more attention to Longstreet. Lee appeared to have a respect for Longstreet, but ...

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