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What if Lee had pulled Pickett's charge out of Gettysburg?

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Unable to hold Longstreet's advanced position on the Union left, Lee pulled them back during the night; Ewell's toehold on Culp's Hill, gained at extreme loss of life, was brushed away by Union forces in the morning of the third day. read more

While Pickett's division had not been used yet at Gettysburg, A.P. Hill's health became an issue and he did not participate in selecting which of his troops were to be used for the charge. Some of Hill's corps had fought lightly on July 1 and not at all on July 2. read more

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