Lee and His Generals-- Part 7: Battle of Gettysburg

At the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee had 3 lieutenant generals and 11 major generals.

The Union had interior lines and high ground (two big pluses) and the Confederates exterior lines.  Exterior lines made moving forces much longer.

Gettysburg was the only battle that Lee lost on the battlefield.  (What about Antietam?)

Did Stuart let Lee down at Gettysburg?  Lee had that coment to Stuart when he finally arrived.

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Lee was only interested in the Eastern Theater of operations, not the Western which is perhaps a reason things went so badly there.

Lee was a gambler, especially when he didn't have a choice.

Next month's topic for discussion group will be The Atlanta Campaign 1864:  To Atlanta.

--Old Secesh

McHenry County Civil War Round Table Discussion Group, Feb. 23-- Part 1: Sherman's 1865 Carolinas Campaign

Meeting at Panera Bread, Crystal Lake, Illinois.

Things I found out:

**  Was it the final campaign of the Western Theater?  Even though it took place in the Eastern Theater.  Essentially it was because it involved the armies of the west on the Union side and the pitiful remnants of the once grand Army of Tennessee on the Confederate side.

**  Logistically, John Schofield moving his 13th Corps from Nashville, Tennessee, to Washington, D.C. in 17 days was a remarkable logistical accomplishment.  However, I wasn't able to find out too much about it.

Sounds like a good idea for somebody's book.

**  In 1864, John Schofield commanded the Army of Ohio in the Atlanta Campaign.  He had problems with Major General John Palmer, who considered himself Schofield's superior.   Sherman removed Palmer.

--Old Secesh