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re: On this date 155 years ago....

Posted on 5/3/19 at 9:34 am to
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 5/3/19 at 9:34 am to
And yet, if Stonewall Jackson is alive and at Gettysburg, the South likely takes the initiative on the first day of the battle, takes the high ground, and routs the Union Army. They could’ve marched straight to Washington. They damn near did it anyways.

Lee never wanted to annihilate the Union army. He wanted to put himself in a position to dictate terms.
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 5/3/19 at 5:26 pm to
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And yet, if Stonewall Jackson is alive and at Gettysburg, the South likely takes the initiative on the first day of the battle, takes the high ground, and routs the Union Army.


If the Confederates seize Cemetery Hill on July 1, Meade simply orders the Union army to fall back to a stronger position near Union Mills, MD called Pipe Creek. That's where he wanted to lure Lee to in the first place.
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