Battle of Gettysburg

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by frazod

It really helps to be there in person. I went to the Little Bighorn Battlefield several years ago - you really get a sense of how isolated Custer's men were from the rest of the troops, and just isolated in hostile territory in general. Seemingly takes forever to drive from place to place - can't imagine what it would have been like on a horse. It's a long, long way from Weir Point (the closest a rescue mission got before being turned back) to the spot he and his men were killed.

Sadly, I've never been to Gettysburg - made plans to go a couple of times, but they were always derailed by something. Someday.

Oh, man, as much as you are into military history, you would love it. You have to go. Bucket list.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Oh, man, as much as you are into military history, you would love it. You have to go. Bucket list.

Definitely. It's not lack of wanting to go that's kept me away.

[Fairplay]

Lee was going to wreck havoc and chaos to Harrisburg, PA and destroy one of the North's main railroad arteries of supply.

He was sidetracked, should have kept moving north by northeast and kept to the original plan, strategically the north had a superior location with their army he should've known to move on. The south was going to fail anyway just a matter of time for the beat down, Lee just hurried it along.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Fairplay

Lee was going to wreck havoc and chaos to Harrisburg, PA and destroy one of the North's main railroad arteries of supply.

He was sidetracked, should have kept moving north by northeast and kept to the original plan, strategically the north had a superior location with their army he should've known to move on. The south was going to fail anyway just a matter of time for the beat down, Lee just hurried it along.

I don't think so. If not for the conscription act and a near unlimited supply of Irish Immigrants, I think it would have raged to a draw