michael corleone

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One thing I learned from the late October/early November free fall is to make sure I ALWAYS have dry powder. I sold 900 shares last week at 285. Went all into today in increments between 232 and 228. Ave cost basis now at 229.68. Ready to roll back toward 280 plus !

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What has Sark done to rank 3 on that list , let alone top 5 ?

Objectively , Stuart should have been subjected to a court martial for his failure to follow orders during the Pennsylvania campaign. Interesting juxtaposition of Stuart v Buford during the campaign. The decisions those two made during that campaign not only proudly impacted the outcome of the battle , but possibly the war itself.

The turning point was Lee’s decision to make ANY attack on Day 2. This was Botha tactical and strategic failure on his part. He made this decision absent any understanding of the ground or forces in front of him due to “Stuart’s Ride”. Longstreet argued in favor of redeployment to a superior position. Hood did the same based upon his visual of Devil’s Den and Little Round Top.


Despite Lee’s error, opportunities existed upon Day 2 but were squashed by Greene on Culp’s Hill and Chamberlain’s charge/counter attach down and across Little Round Top. These two battlefield tactical decisions by unit type commanders preserved the defensive victory that Buford and Reynolds originally envisioned. You can’t deflect out of the fact that Buford selected that ground and Reynolds confirmed it. Nor can you deflect that Greene persevered the final victory by his actions on Day 2 to stop Lee’s assault. Lee’s plan in Day 2 was for Longstreet to attack one flank and for the other to be attacked simultaneous when an oppurtunity presented itself. The oppurtunity presented itself and but for Greene’s decisions it would have succeeded.

Howard arrived at Noon, over 2 hours AFTER Reynolds was killed. Buford decided to defend the position on June 30. He issued orders on the tactical redeployment before Reynolds showed up on the battlefield. Reynolds sent a written communication to Meade just before his death confirming Buford’s decisions and specifically referenced preserving the high ground SE of the town. All of your points about Howard are moot if Buford doesn’t make the decision to preserve the high ground via tactical redeployment. Had he not done so, he is overwhelmed on Day 1 and Lee occupies Culp’s Hill (as he wanted ). This would have put Meade in a position to attack Culp’s Hill on Day 2 after Longstreet and Hill are coming up on Cemetery Ridge.

The senior generals confirmed Buford’s selection. Buford selected it and preserved it. Two completely different aspects of command. Meade didn’t arrive until 1000 PM. He had nothing to do with the selection whatsoever. Meade sent Hancock to Gettysburg AFTER learning of Reynolds death. Of course this is a full day after Buford selected to preserve the position.

Meade got lucky at Gettysburg. Lee attacked a force of unknown number entrenched on high ground. Meade loses if General Greene doesn’t insist of fortifying Culp’s hill while his “sole brigade” is left to defend it on 7/2. Meade shifted everything he had to defend Longstreet’s attack on the flank. But for Greene insiting that a brigade remain on Culp’s Hill and fortifying it , Hill easily overwhelms him. This is what Lee hoped would happen when he planned the attack. Meade showed his true colors when he voted to return to Washing DC after the Wilderness. He was a reluctant general to say the least. He, unlike Sheridan, Sherman, and Grant, dis not understand what it would take to secure victory.

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