Comments on: Did Robert E. Lee Doom Himself at Gettysburg? http://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee-at-gettysburg.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:38:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bill http://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee-at-gettysburg.htm/comment-page-1#comment-103928 bill Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:49:59 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681107#comment-103928 Gen. Lee was at fault at Gettysburg...he contributed 85% at least to this confederate loss...Lee heeded Ewell and did not press him, but instead "did not" heed Longstreets advise and did press him when he should not have. Lee did not survey the battlefield area of round tops or devils den (should hv been present to hear Hoods opinion of rocky terrain)....Longstreets spy=Harrison gave Lee excellent intellignece; and for 2 days the way around the left of Meades army was vulverable!....also Lee should have taken the word "practicable" out of his vocabulary and been more decisive and insistant in his orders!...Lee used to right orders down but apparently switched to berbal communications after having his written orders fall into enemy hands in past battles...bottomline Lee was too hands off at Gettysburg...where was to on hands general that was in the thick of it at Manassas, Antietem and Chancelorsville? Gen. Lee was at fault at Gettysburg…he contributed 85% at least to this confederate loss…Lee heeded Ewell and did not press him, but instead "did not" heed Longstreets advise and did press him when he should not have. Lee did not survey the battlefield area of round tops or devils den (should hv been present to hear Hoods opinion of rocky terrain)….Longstreets spy=Harrison gave Lee excellent intellignece; and for 2 days the way around the left of Meades army was vulverable!….also Lee should have taken the word "practicable" out of his vocabulary and been more decisive and insistant in his orders!…Lee used to right orders down but apparently switched to berbal communications after having his written orders fall into enemy hands in past battles…bottomline Lee was too hands off at Gettysburg…where was to on hands general that was in the thick of it at Manassas, Antietem and Chancelorsville?

]]> By: TomDem55 http://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee-at-gettysburg.htm/comment-page-1#comment-92691 TomDem55 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:28:47 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681107#comment-92691 Lee Lee Lee, I say GRANT, Lee was most assuredly not worried about McClellan, who had no stomach for war, just parades...... Lee did screw up at Gettysburg, he underestimated the Union troops and overestimated his own troops. And for Petes's sake Picketts' charge> hell the Irish Brigade and other Union troops went up that little hill in Fredericksburg 7 times!!! (Mayres heights) a pox on Lee Lee Lee Lee, I say GRANT, Lee was most assuredly not worried about McClellan, who had no stomach for war, just parades……
Lee did screw up at Gettysburg, he underestimated the Union troops and overestimated his own troops.

And for Petes's sake Picketts' charge> hell the Irish Brigade and other Union troops went up that little hill in Fredericksburg 7 times!!!
(Mayres heights)

a pox on Lee

]]> By: Chris F http://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee-at-gettysburg.htm/comment-page-1#comment-91817 Chris F Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:43:49 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681107#comment-91817 The key to victory for the South was to hold onto Vicksburg. Gettysburg gets way too much attention because of Lee. With the fall of Vicksburg, the South was split. Lee should have listened to Richmond and sent some of his troops south. Maybe it would have extended the war for a year or two... but that's about it. The South could not when a war against the North. The key to victory for the South was to hold onto Vicksburg. Gettysburg gets way too much attention because of Lee.

With the fall of Vicksburg, the South was split. Lee should have listened to Richmond and sent some of his troops south.

Maybe it would have extended the war for a year or two… but that's about it. The South could not when a war against the North.

]]> By: CESAR ESPARZA http://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee-at-gettysburg.htm/comment-page-1#comment-91572 CESAR ESPARZA Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:21:37 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681107#comment-91572 this is an excellent piece of literature ,that gives us light on one of the hypothesis that could explain Souths' final defeat of the civil war. congratulations!!!!!!! this is an excellent piece of literature ,that gives us light on one of the hypothesis that could explain Souths' final defeat of the civil war. congratulations!!!!!!!

]]> By: Juan M Rodriguez http://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee-at-gettysburg.htm/comment-page-1#comment-91434 Juan M Rodriguez Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:32:34 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681107#comment-91434 this is definitely an excellent article which I could read over and over and over again. this is definitely an excellent article which I could read over and over and over again.

]]> By: Marilyn Burgess http://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee-at-gettysburg.htm/comment-page-1#comment-91400 Marilyn Burgess Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:14:10 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13681107#comment-91400 Excellent quality article, up to the standard of "North and South" Excellent quality article, up to the standard of "North and South"

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