The South had no way to reinforce or support that center attack had it been successful and breached the Union line at the angle at the copse of trees.
The Union flanks would have swallowed up the whole army. It was doomed the minute it was ordered. It was Lee's dream which turned into a nightmare for the South.
I have myself stood at the angle in that stone wall on several occasions. It makes your hair stand up on your arms.
"You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass"
~Admiral Yamamoto~
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~
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