Confederate Battle of Gettysburg, Volume II, July 2, 1863

The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863) was fought during the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle, won by the Union, is widely considered the turning point of the Civil War, leading to the Union's ultimate victory and the preservation of the United States nation. The most controversial assessments of the battle involve the performance of Lee's subordinates. A dominant theme among many historians is that Lee's most senior generals failed him in crucial ways, directly causing the defeat in the battle; an alternative viewpoint is that Lee did not manage his subordinates adequately and therefore did not compensate for their shortcomings. In simulating this battle, I will use the board game “Three Days of Gettysburg” by GMT Games. And in this Volume II, of the three that will make up my book on the Confederate Battle of Gettysburg, I will try to answer two historical questions: 2) On the second day of the battle, if the Confederates had carried out a more detailed reconnaissance of the terrain, including the cavalry brigades that did not accompany Stuart, could they have obtained a flanking maneuver against the Unionist left and rear, forcing them to retreat? 5) And, in this case, what would have been the best role for the cavalry on both sides?