GDG- Longstreet should have attacked at dawn as he was told to.

[Alan D. Brunelle]

The Mills wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> So if this is the case, doesn't a lot of the flack that people have been trying to divert from Longstreet for years, rightly deserver to fall on Longstreet for his failing to renew the attack that he was ordered to renew on July 3rd?  
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> His divisions were no less beat up than any of the other two Corps, and if I am not mistaken, was not Pickett's men avaiable by the morning of July 3rd to help with the attack?
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> Or was Pickett's men only available by the afternoon of July 3rd and there was no actual order for Longstreet to renew the attack?
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> What am I missing here?  
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> Looking at it, it seems that Longstreet did deliberatly disobey his orders, but I admit I don't know that much about this.  
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> Thanks
> Andy

Hi Andy -

I do not know of any specific order from Lee to Longstreet - there is 
some circumstantial evidence that implies such a thing existed (as 
noted, Ewell's actions, Alexander's recollections, Longstreet's flanking 
activity, ...). On the other hand, Lee certainly did not bring charges 
upon Longstreet for disobeying orders, there was some mild censure in 
regards to things not being done as quickly as he'd have liked, but that 
was all.

Cooperation, coordination, communication all seem to be lacking within 
the ANV at Gettysburg...

Alan