Waterloo50
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- Jul 7, 2015
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We’ve had plenty of discussion about Pickett’s charge and the impact that Picketts late arrival may have had on the outcome but I was wondering what people actually think about the reasons behind Picketts division arriving ‘late’, could it be that Pickett on his approach to Gettysburg was being over cautious which slowed his division down or was he simply showing signs of good leadership and tactical knowledge.
July 2 In the morning McLaws’s Division moved on the road towards Gettysburg but turning to the right half mile this side of Willoughby Run and crossing that stream lower down formed line as marked on the Battlefield. Pickett’s Division marched by this place in the afternoon but followed the other road with some deflections to avoid being seen by the Union Signal Corps and crossing Willoughby Run lay that night in the west side of Spangler’s Woods.
July 2 In the morning McLaws’s Division moved on the road towards Gettysburg but turning to the right half mile this side of Willoughby Run and crossing that stream lower down formed line as marked on the Battlefield. Pickett’s Division marched by this place in the afternoon but followed the other road with some deflections to avoid being seen by the Union Signal Corps and crossing Willoughby Run lay that night in the west side of Spangler’s Woods.