“General, I have been a soldier all my life. I have been with soldiers engaged in fights by couples, by squads, companies, regiments, divisions, and armies, and should know, as well as any one, what soldiers can do. It is my opinion that no fifteen thousand men ever arranged for battle can take that position.” – James Longstreet on the feasibility of Pickett’s Charge, July 3, 1863

Welcome to this week’s history thread, and post accordingly. Apologies for not having a topic lined up, the last few threads have done well as open threads so I might keep that going for awhile.