robert easley was much more important than ulysses s. grant. there's one more meeting turning robert easley and ulysses s. grant and that takes place at the white house when grant becomes president and robert e. b. goes to the white house and meet the newest occupants. you can only imagine what that meeting was. >> you said they had a peculiar talent for looking at topography. you guys is under consideration. do you believe his personality of holding things in and being in control and been overwhelmed with stonewall jackson just before had anything to do with his poor decision-making. >> user that looks back at gettysburg and has explanations for why gettysburg has failed. he's not getting good intelligence because jeb stuart has disappeared. he is leads calgary and he goes basically in a short right for gettysburg relies on him for intelligence. he believes the corps commanders are not in unison and even if charged it could have succeeded if he had proper tillers support, but no one told them they're running off the compartment. i think it's a moment of frustration. he does feel he is running out of time. he has to destroy the union army and if you

robert e. lee was much will important than ulysses s. grant. there is one more meeting that happens between robert e. lee and ulysses s. grant and that takes place at the white house and grant becomes president and robert e. lee actually goes to the white house and meets the newest document but you can only imagine what that meeting must've been like for robert e. lee. >> so you say he had this peculiar talent for looking at topography. said the gettysburg fiasco where he did not take his lieutenants advisement under consideration do you believe that his personality of holding things in and being in control and being overwhelmed just before had anything to do with his poor decision making? >> he certainly looks back at gettysburg and their debit explanation as to what gettysburg failed, he said. he is that getting good intelligence because jeb stuart has disappeared. jeb stuart some of you know is a command and he goes basically a joyride before gettysburg and lee relies on jeb stuart for intelligent achilles his corps commanders to act in unison and he believes may be they could succeed if the proper artillery support but no one told them they were running low on

robert e. lee was more important than ulysses s. grant. there's actually one more meeting at the white house when grant becomes president robert e. lee actually goes to the white house seated only imagine what that reading list of them like for robert e. lee. >> he says he has a talent? so the gettysburg fiasco where he did not take the lieutenant's advisement under consideration, did his personality to hold things in and to be in control had anything to do with his for decision making? gimmicky looks back at gettysburg in had explanations why it failed. he was not getting good intelligence because jeb stuart disappeared and basically went on a joyride but he relied on him for intelligence he believes for commanders don't act in unison maybe they could have succeeded with proper artillery support but nobody told and they were running low after the initial bombardment. i do think it is up moment of frustration he feels he is running out of time and passed to destroy the army. if you look at his attitude after words of chancellorsville he is furious and a lot of people think hookers' final position was strong and robert e. lee was

robert e. lee what much more important that ulysses s. grant and there's one more meeting -- another meeting that happens between grant and lee and that takes place at the white house when grant becomes president and robert eastern lee actually goes to the white house and meets the newest occupant. you can only imagine what that meeting must have been like for robert e. lee. >> you say he had this peculiar talent for looking at poverty. so the gettysburg fiasco where he did not take his lieutenant's advisements under consideration, do you believe his permit of holding things in and being in control and being overwhelmed with the loss of stonewall jackson just before had anything to do with his poor decisionmaking? >> he certainly looks back at gettysburg and never gives an explanation why it failed. he is not getting good intelligence because jeb stewart disappeared, his cavalry commander, and he goes another a joy ride before gettysburg and lee relies on him for intelligence help believes his core commanders don't act in unison, and he believe even if pickets charge, it could have succeeded if he had proper artillery support but no one told him they were rung low

robert e. lee what much more important that ulysses s. grant and there's one more meeting -- another meeting that happens between grant and lee and that takes place at the white house when grant becomes president and robert eastern lee actually goes to the white house and meets the newest occupant. you can only imagine what that meeting must have been like for robert e. lee. >> you say he had this peculiar talent for looking at poverty. so the gettysburg fiasco where he did not take his lieutenant's advisements under consideration, do you believe his permit of holding things in and being in control and being overwhelmed with the loss of stonewall jackson just before had anything to do with his poor decisionmaking? >> he certainly looks back at gettysburg and never gives an explanation why it failed. he is not getting good intelligence because jeb stewart disappeared, his cavalry commander, and he goes another a joy ride before gettysburg and lee relies on him for intelligence help believes his core commanders don't act in unison, and he believe even if pickets charge, it could have succeeded if he had proper artillery support but no one told him they were rung low

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