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charlie and algernon

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4. they didn't have to advance

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 10:04 AM

Jul 2013

Not enough credit is given to General Buford for getting to Gettysburg first and picking the best ground. Even after the Union retreated back through Gettysburg, they still had the wherewithall to stop at the right spot. At that point, they just had to dig in and wait.

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