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Much has of course been made of the fact that Meade took command of the AoP shortly before the battle, and also that he was not the first in line for it. Couch passed (by taking a different command), and three or four others also were not chosen for various reasons. John Reynolds was ahead of Meade in line, but he declined the command, instead remaining as the I Corps commander. I'm curious what people think specifically about the start of the battle on that Wednesday.
If Reynolds is commanding the army I would imagine he'd no longer be with the I Corps physically.
Would Reynolds have acted similarly to Meade in terms of dumping the rest of the army into Gettysburg in support of I Corps or told them to fall back?
Have a good day all, I'll hang up and listen.
If Reynolds is commanding the army I would imagine he'd no longer be with the I Corps physically.
Would Reynolds have acted similarly to Meade in terms of dumping the rest of the army into Gettysburg in support of I Corps or told them to fall back?
Have a good day all, I'll hang up and listen.