Battle Of Gettysburg

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won. What circumstances changed to enable the AOP to transform
a long string of defeats into a great victory? The odds were certainly against them
in many ways. The AOP had become accustomed to losing. Fresh from two
devastating defeats within the past six months, the AOP was chasing a seemingly
invincible fighting machine. To heighten the odds against the blue underdogs,
they were given a new commander, Major General George Meade, only four days
before they were to fight what would become the battle of their lives. So why did
the Union win at Gettysburg? The men in blue fought like demons along their line,
of this there is no doubt. But the Union had fought admirably before. While it was
the 90,000 front-line men who held their own, ultimately giving better than they
got, in the final analysis something else must help explain this rather unusual
occurrence--a spectacular, indisputable Federal victory in the East. The answer is
found in the performance of the AOP's ...

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ranking Union
commander when he arrived on the field, and he never gave retreat a thought.
Like Buford, he recognized the importance of holding the high ground south and
east of Gettysburg. Within an hour and at Reynolds' urging, the famous Iron
Brigade quick-timed onto the field and slammed into Heth's Rebels. Suddenly the
graybacks, facing infantry and not just dismounted cavalry, retreated back across
Willoughby Run, a small stream a mile or so west of Gettysburg. Reynolds'
decisiveness in committing his troops without delay was the last contribution he
would make for his country. Within minutes of arriving on the field, directing
sorely needed reinforcements to Buford's ...

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