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James Longstreet's Account of the Battle of Gettysburg: Excerpts From the Official Action Report
At the Battle of Gettysburg (1-3 July 1863) Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet urged his commanding officer, General Robert E. Lee, to reposition their forces on the evening of Day 1. Lee refused, as the Union Army was before him and he had never retreated from a battle once engaged. Longstreet was not arguing for a retreat, however, but a redeployment in a flanking/turning maneuver that would provide better ground, as the Union Army was heavily entrenched on Cemetery Hill and dislodging them through frontal assaults would be quite costly. Lee was certain it could be done, however...
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