Tim
GB
Mon Jan 29 18:11:28 2001


Well, it's always just a guess, of course, but don't you think the morale or "political" factor or pressure from the possibility of a retreat after a victory would have been too much to allow it? What would everybody have thought and what kind of effect would it have had to invade and turn around? Isn't the onus on the attacker in an invasion? Isn't that an essential part of that basic equation when considering or dealing with Napolionic strategy?

What were all his options? Continue moving north with Hill and Longstreet. Move east (and south with Ewell). Go back. Move south with all three and live off the land. Stay put and live off the land. Those seem to be the choices.

• Gettysburg Discussion Group — Jim Martin, Mon Jan 29 20:09
• GDG & ADG — Tim, Mon Jan 29 21:47
• GDG — Jim Martin, Mon Jan 29 22:58
• B D Fry — Tim, Tue Jan 30 09:25
• Alot of controversy for a long time! — Jim Martin, Tue Jan 30 10:15
• Gb — Purvis, Tue Jan 30 16:31
• The Mississippians had further to go! — Jim Martin, Tue Jan 30 17:18
• Jo Jo — Tim, Tue Jan 30 18:06
• "relatively inexperienced"? — Alan Pitts, Tue Jan 30 22:38
• Heth's (3rd Corps) Missisippi Brigade — Tim, Wed Jan 31 09:59
• Re: Heth's (3rd Corps) Missisippi Brigade — Alan Pitts, Wed Jan 31 12:43
• Freeman — Tim, Wed Jan 31 19:10
• Jim, Tim , Alan — G. Purvis, Wed Jan 31 18:34
• Beg your pardon — Tim, Wed Jan 31 19:16
• 1st Corps Missisippians — Tim, Wed Jan 31 19:12
• Yes — Tim, Tue Jan 30 10:30
• Also — Tim, Mon Jan 29 18:15
• GB — G.Purvis, Mon Jan 29 22:23
• GB options — Tim, Tue Jan 30 10:19
• GB — Purvis, Tue Jan 30 16:24
• GB — Tim, Tue Jan 30 18:01