GDG- ANV Corps Commander Possibilities

[Margaret D. Blough]

Tom,

Don't forget that AP Hill was reassigned to Jackson after he challenged Longstreet to a duel.

Regards,

Margaret

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Tom Ryan" <pennmardel at mchsi.com> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> Mike, 
> 
> Oddly enough, A.P. Hill fills the bill as "cantankerous & not afraid to 
> speak his mind" as well. Interesting that he survived his personal 
> confrontation with Jackson and kept his job, while D.H. was exiled to North 
> Carolina. D.H. must have been a tad more contankerous than A.P. All in the 
> eye of the beholder! 
> 
> Tom 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com 
> [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]On Behalf Of NPeters102 at aol.com 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:19 PM 
> To: gettysburg at arthes.com 
> Subject: Re: GDG- ANV Corps Commander Possibilities 
> 
> 
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 9/5/2006 1:07:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> pennmardel at mchsi.com writes: 
> 
> For one of the corps, my other choice would probably be Richard Taylor who 
> was wasting away in Louisiana. Taylor did not much like his commander 
> Kirby 
> Smith either. 
> 
> The combination of D.H. Hill and Richard Taylor would have given Lee a 
> powerful one-two punch to go along with Longstreet. It may have been 
> enough 
> to win the Battle of Gettysburg even with the absence of Jeb Stuart. 
> 
> What's your take on these personnel selections? 
> 
> 
> 
> Tom: 
> 
> Two thumbs up! Nice balance. A Virginian & a North Carolinian. 
> 
> D. H. Hill, IMHO, is the obvious choice. But, as you stated, he did not 
> work 
> & play well with others. He was definitely cantankerous & not afraid to 
> speak his mind. But he was one helluva fighter. Also like Richard Taylor, a 
> strong disciplinarian & another fighter. 
> 
> Respectfully, 
> 
> Mike Peters 
> npeters102 at aol.com 
> 
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