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Should be outstanding thanks for taking it on. Pickett was a character, on the field and off. You sure you want to talk about Five Forks, though?
Looks like I head to the library. Is there a standout biography that any of you "Pickettphiles" would recommend as a starter?
Woohoo! Salliesboy1863!!! I got the inside track on Five Forks- he was filming an episode of "Cookin' With General George"- I've got a rough copy of the video
Could beChef Pickett?? Does he work at the buffet in Gettysburg?
Could be
I've got the whole series DVR'd:
Five Forks Baked Shad
Gettysburg "Yankee" Pot Roast
Williamsburg Roast Gamecock
Gaines Mill Horseburgers
Special Episode: Christmas At Fredericksburg
Ah, the CSMC. Many would say they were among the first special ops guys.Now we need sharpshooters, medical, marines..... HAHA
Gettysburg and Five Forks aside, there's not much else- he was wounded during the Peninsula and out of action for about 3 months. He was promoted, but the division he commanded was only lightly engaged at Fredericksburg and they were off foraging during Chancellorsville. So Gettysburg was his first "real" test in division command.I have to ask if this is based on Gettysburg and Five Forks alone.
Ah, the CSMC. Many would say they were among the first special ops guys.
I saw some on here have the opinion that Pickett was promoted beyond his capabilities. I have to ask if this is based on Gettysburg and Five Forks alone.
Gettysburg and Five Forks aside, there's not much else- he was wounded during the Peninsula and out of action for about 3 months. He was promoted, but the division he commanded was only lightly engaged at Fredericksburg and they were off foraging during Chancellorsville. So Gettysburg was his first "real" test in division command.
I think you hit the nail on the head there. It seems like his promotion to brigadier was merited, but beyond that...Longstreet needed a division commander, he had a soft spot for Pickett, and the rest is history.I really think the reason Longstreet gave Pickett a division, is because they were friends who served together before, in the Mexican American War. Pickett definitely showed he was a brave infantry general when leading a regiment or brigade.
I think you hit the nail on the head there. It seems like his promotion to brigadier was merited, but beyond that...Longstreet needed a division commander, he had a soft spot for Pickett, and the rest is history.
Which is REALLY telling in Longstreet's case- if there was an inherent pro-VA bias, it didn't stop him from gaining the #2 spot in the ANV...Yeah you got a point, I have not really come across someone who could replace him, but I'm sure their were options.
this also might show that the ANV was also Virginia Biased, same reasons why guys like A.P. Hill and Richard Ewell took over after Chancellorsville. If you were from Virginia, you got promoted
At Gettysburg, Pickett went far enough forward to come under artillery fire; farther than any other division commander. I would hazard a guess that he would've been likewise exposed- if not more so- at Chancellorsville. Does he survive? Is he wounded and out of action? Captured? And does the experience make him less eager for the "glory" of combat? Maybe once it's out of his system, a more somber, reflective Pickett arrives at Gettysburg.I guess one "what if" that could be "what if Pickett's Division was at Chancellorsville" if that would of given him experience or not.
Which is REALLY telling in Longstreet's case- if there was an inherent pro-VA bias, it didn't stop him from gaining the #2 spot in the ANV...
At Gettysburg, Pickett went far enough forward to come under artillery fire; farther than any other division commander. I would hazard a guess that he would've been likewise exposed- if not more so- at Chancellorsville. Does he survive? Is he wounded and out of action? Captured? And does the experience make him less eager for the "glory" of combat? Maybe once it's out of his system, a more somber, reflective Pickett arrives at Gettysburg.
Aww man, you suckered me into that one- I NEVER do the "What if" threads unless they involve Zombies! I only bit on this one cuz it's your forum and I wanted to be neighborlyWe will never know because it never happened, i said something similar to that on a Stonewall Jackson Survives what if.
Aww man, you suckered me into that one- I NEVER do the "What if" threads unless they involve Zombies! I only bit on this one cuz it's your forum and I wanted to be neighborly