... E. Lee ordered General Longstreet to prepare General Pickett's troops
to Turtledove with Robert E. Lee advancing up to Pennsylvania and winning the decisive victory in an early version of the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought over three hot summer days, from July 1 to
It was eleven o'clock when General Lee's order was issued, but he had ordered Law's brigade to its division, and a wait of thirty minutes was necessary for it to get ...
A 15,000-man strong column under General George Pickett was organized, and Lee ordered a massive bombardment of the Union positions. The 10,000 Federals ...
a battle on this day, issuing orders against bringing on a general engagement.
Robert E. Lee issued Special Order 191 during the Maryland campaign, before the Battle of Antietam. A copy of the order having been lost, was recovered by ...
After disobeying Robert E. Lee's orders to avoid a general engagement at Gettysburg, Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell received an order to 'press those people.
Robert E. Lee, ordered Lt. Gen. James
James Longstreet, failed to properly execute Lee's orders and marched his men ...