Good afternoon everyone. Had a couple of questions for the forum.
1) Roughly how much time elapsed from the advance of the 3rd corps until Longstreet's troops hit them?
2) How much time elapsed from Sickles advance to Meade's conversation with Sickles?
2) When the first 3rd corps units started to advance, was it immediately obvious to the 2nd corps and the signalmen on Little Round top? Or did the topography mask the advance?
3) Where was Meade on the battlefield when the advance started?
4) Were any officers, besides Meade able to countermand Sickles advance? Warren took responsibility on Little Round Top and redeployed V corps troops. Could Warren, or Hancock (was he a senior wing commander by Meade, even if Sickles junior?) or Sykes or anyone else have countermanded Sickles, or did you really need the big man to do it?
What I'm trying to figure out - was there any possible way Sickles' advance could have been countermanded in time before the Confederate attack, if all of the pieces fell magically into place? (ie. Hancock immediately notices the advance, rides 50 feet to the Leister house who consults Meade, who within 10 mins finds Sickles and countermands the order 30 mins before Longstreet comes sweeping in).
Regards,
mike
1) Roughly how much time elapsed from the advance of the 3rd corps until Longstreet's troops hit them?
2) How much time elapsed from Sickles advance to Meade's conversation with Sickles?
2) When the first 3rd corps units started to advance, was it immediately obvious to the 2nd corps and the signalmen on Little Round top? Or did the topography mask the advance?
3) Where was Meade on the battlefield when the advance started?
4) Were any officers, besides Meade able to countermand Sickles advance? Warren took responsibility on Little Round Top and redeployed V corps troops. Could Warren, or Hancock (was he a senior wing commander by Meade, even if Sickles junior?) or Sykes or anyone else have countermanded Sickles, or did you really need the big man to do it?
What I'm trying to figure out - was there any possible way Sickles' advance could have been countermanded in time before the Confederate attack, if all of the pieces fell magically into place? (ie. Hancock immediately notices the advance, rides 50 feet to the Leister house who consults Meade, who within 10 mins finds Sickles and countermands the order 30 mins before Longstreet comes sweeping in).
Regards,
mike