GDG- Meade

[John Baniszewski]

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  Good intel was available to Meade on the size of Lee's forces, and he 
chose not to accept it.  After three days of fighting Lee's army, Meade 
should have been able to assess the relative strength of the enemy.  The 
evidence was right before his and his commander's eyes. 
   
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  Tom - Please elaborate on what you mean by the last sentence.  On both the Day 1 and Day 2 fighting, the heaviest casualties suffered by the ANV (as well as the AOP) were on ground which, at the end of the day, was under control of the ANV.  There was no way for the AOP to do any kind of "body count".  On Day 3, Meade could see the bodies lying on the field, but not on Day 1 and Day 2.  The BMI told him what units of the ANV had been enged on Day 1 and Day 2, but did they give him a casualty count?  It seems to me that any guess as to the number of casualties suffered by the ANV would have a huge margin of error, making it dangerous to make any assumptions to use tactically.  
   
  John Baniszewski

 
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