tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926797628907068921.post4509523524478929028..comments2021-06-24T16:40:53.611-04:00Comments on Common Sense Barrage: Gettysburg--the long retreat to VirginiaGrouchy Historianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03346708684230164227noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926797628907068921.post-20696916607148337412013-07-06T01:42:35.921-04:002013-07-06T01:42:35.921-04:00I think that the effect of Gettysburg on the North...I think that the effect of Gettysburg on the North was to solidify the corporate will to continue the fight. To win, all Lee had to do was not lose, outlasting the North's will to continue to the uncompromising end. Washington was in the same position, all he had to to was not lose, a fact I am sure, not lost on Gen. Lee. Even with the loss of Vicksburg, Lee still had the capability to simply outlast the Northern corporate will to continue to the bitter end. Three events (IMHO) brought this possibility to a fruitless end. The loss at Gettysburg with its attendant loss of initiative, The ascendency of Grant to command in the East and Lincoln's reelection. With the last, Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia's fate was sealed. A fact also not lost on Gen. Lee, a most prescient leader. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com