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Title:
Battle of Gettysburg - 15,000 Strong
Description:
A video response to the multitude of comments I've been receiving on the videos for Pickett's Charge, going on and on and on accusing Lee of being stupid, blaming Lee for the failed attack, and outright accusing him of faulty planning and thinking in the charge. We today have the gift of foresight, in knowing that the attack failed because of faulty Southern artillery, which overshot its intended targets. Lee intended a Napoleonic tactic in which all the Southern artillery would smash Union infantry deposits in the center, and destroy Union artillery. This would allow a massive rush of Confederate infantry to defeat the battered Union infantry and break their lines in two. Whether this was a sound plan or not, Lee couldn't not engage it. As he says in the video, he has fought there for two days, and accomplished nothing. If he withdraws, he will not only admit total defeat, but he will be unable to take the offensive ever again for the entirety of the war---he has lost too many men, and the Union will be able to draw from the Washington garrison, or state militias to replenish their ranks. If Lee withdraws, he essentially admits total defeat in the entire war, as he will never be able to replenish his lost troops ever again. If he takes this gamble, he can defeat the Union army then and there, and force Lincoln to concede the war, and recognize the Confederate States of America. At this point, aside from Pickett's fresh division, the Army of Northern Virginia was utterly destroyed as an offensive fighting force. And in fact, they would never take the offensive for the rest of the war ever again.
Author:
BloodyMargie
Tags:
Gettysburg, Gods, Generals, Lee, Robert, Jackson, Longstreet, Fredericksburg, Civil, War, Stonewall, Pickett, Meade,
Battle of Gettysburg - 15,000 Strong
Description:
A video response to the multitude of comments I've been receiving on the videos for Pickett's Charge, going on and on and on accusing Lee of being stupid, blaming Lee for the failed attack, and outright accusing him of faulty planning and thinking in the charge. We today have the gift of foresight, in knowing that the attack failed because of faulty Southern artillery, which overshot its intended targets. Lee intended a Napoleonic tactic in which all the Southern artillery would smash Union infantry deposits in the center, and destroy Union artillery. This would allow a massive rush of Confederate infantry to defeat the battered Union infantry and break their lines in two. Whether this was a sound plan or not, Lee couldn't not engage it. As he says in the video, he has fought there for two days, and accomplished nothing. If he withdraws, he will not only admit total defeat, but he will be unable to take the offensive ever again for the entirety of the war---he has lost too many men, and the Union will be able to draw from the Washington garrison, or state militias to replenish their ranks. If Lee withdraws, he essentially admits total defeat in the entire war, as he will never be able to replenish his lost troops ever again. If he takes this gamble, he can defeat the Union army then and there, and force Lincoln to concede the war, and recognize the Confederate States of America. At this point, aside from Pickett's fresh division, the Army of Northern Virginia was utterly destroyed as an offensive fighting force. And in fact, they would never take the offensive for the rest of the war ever again.
Author:
BloodyMargie
Tags:
Gettysburg, Gods, Generals, Lee, Robert, Jackson, Longstreet, Fredericksburg, Civil, War, Stonewall, Pickett, Meade,
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