GDG- What if Pickett's charge had worked?

[James Cameron]

>>Lee pointedly commented that the cavalry *"took a position on General
Ewell's left,"* suggesting that this was purposeful, though he did not spell
it out.>>

Respectfully, just because someone says "someone was here," why does that
suggest a position is intentional, or that some mission was necessarily
contemplated?  How does one make that leap?  >>

That's from Lee's first report.  All it says is where Stuart was told to 
take position on his arrival from Carlisle.  It also refers to July 2nd, not 
July 3rd.

Perhaps a better idea of what Lee expected from Stuart can be found in his 
second report, written in January 1864.  "The ranks of the cavalry were much 
reduced by its long and arduous march, repeated conflicts, and insufficient 
supplies of food and forage, but the day after its arrival at Gettysburg it 
engaged the enemy's cavalry with unabated spirit, and effectually protected 
our left."

Jim Cameron