Garry Adelman
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 9 Jul
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When they did, the reinforcements begin to arrive, and it's over as quickly as it starts.
And it goes from this moment of great Confederate hope, the high watermark,
to Robert E. Lee's greatest defeat by far.
He lost 23 battle flags in this attack, more than he'd lost in the entire war up to that point combined.
The Union troops were chanting, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, to say that they were getting the Southerners back from the wholesale destruction they'd received from them.
They were dragging the Confederate flags through the mud, yelling victory.
They finally, truly beat Robert E. Lee.
They were excited about it, and Robert E. Lee met his men and said, this is all my fault.
But the men from Pickett's Charge, like you said, in excess of 50% casualties, the Southerners were dealt a blow like they'd never been dealt before.
Yeah, absolutely.
And, you know, it's sort of this conglomeration of good effects as a result of taking up the fishhook.
Like I said, high ground, defensive, home turf, interior lines that allow you to shift back and forth and then using them.
General Meade was very active, shifting troops back and forth throughout the entire battle, especially for a guy like...
who'd only been in command by July 3rd for five days.
You tried doing that.
So, yes, I mean, it was sort of a setup for success.
And as a result, because it was such a Confederate disaster, some of your listeners who have been to Gettysburg look across that field and say, what was Lee thinking?
Remember, Robert E. Lee had driven a whole lot of Union forces larger than his away from the field before.
He has the mountains to his back.
He's in enemy territory.
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