OldReliable1862
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2017
- Location
- Georgia
Part of Longstreet's misgivings regarding the planned attack on July 2 at Gettysburg were caused by the absence of George Pickett's division. As Longstreet put it, "I never like to go into battle with one boot off."
Pickett's division had been detached guarding the Rebel lines of communications at Chambersburg, and was thus the last to arrive on the field. However, what if Pickett managed to arrive with the rest of Longstreet's corps? Would the presence of another division allow the attack to go better for the Rebels, or would it merely further swell the Confederate casualties?
Pickett's division had been detached guarding the Rebel lines of communications at Chambersburg, and was thus the last to arrive on the field. However, what if Pickett managed to arrive with the rest of Longstreet's corps? Would the presence of another division allow the attack to go better for the Rebels, or would it merely further swell the Confederate casualties?