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Johnny Reb,
Excellent post. I have read about and walked over the Gettysburg Battlefield many times. Longstreet was right when he suggested to Lee that the Rebs go around either flank of the federal "fish hook" and offer battle on better ground. A wise man once said, "two walkie talkies on the field would have changed the course of the battle." It is interesting to read about delays in troop movements, fortunate events and lapses like Jeb Stuart's absence.
I read a lot about Little Round Top (LRT) and what really happened there. The book, "Killer Angels" makes it sound like the 20th Maine saved the whole Union Line. Actually, General Warren went to LRT and saw the weakpoint on the Union left. He rode to the rear, found Brigade Commander Strong Vincent and told him to fill in the line on LRT. Without asking his division commander, Vincent put the 20th Maine, 83rd Pennsylvania, 44th New York and 16th Michigan into the line. So, yes, Colonel Chamberlain did put the 20th Maine on LRT, but there were three other regiments there to help.
Adam
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Adam Helmer
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