GDG- Gettysburg The second day

[Jim Lamason]

HI all, 

In Trudeaus, Sears and also Pfanz books, the Bureau of Military Affairs,
basically the spy network of the Union was doing a great job of monitoring
the ANV, what units were with the ANV, all through its agents and
compilation of the recon reports coming in from the AoP cavalry recon. 

I believe the job that Buford was doing does more to help in preparation for
the AoP win at GB , then any other military arm or even civilian agency. 

Meade is better intel then Lee does. I believe it shifts the balance from
the ANV to the Aop. 

Well just my two cents.. 

Jim Lamason 

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Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Meade had a much better idea of where the ANV was, including Stuarts
cavalry, than Lee had of the whereabouts of the AoP. He seems to have been a
tad more sensitive to any potential threat to Baltimore, which I suppose
makes  more sense than knocking himself out trying to cover Philly and
Washington, Washington being heavily fortified and Philly being kind of far
away.
  K.

James Cameron <cameron2 at optonline.net> wrote:
  Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Chapter 1, From the Potomac to Pennsylvania, sets the stage, starting with 
Hooker being relieved from command and replaced by Meade.

Pfanz describes Meade as capable, aggressive, and prudent. He also 
describes the orders Meade was given, which made the AOP both the covering 
army for Washington, and, the army of operation against Lee.

What constraints did the dual nature of these orders place upon Meade? As 
sensitive as the Administration was to any potential threat to Washington, 
did Meade, as a practical matter, act much differently than he would have 
anyway, in how he was able to maneuver against Lee?

Jim Cameron


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