Who Was To Blame For General Lee's Death Essay

There are many people whom one could blame for the loss of the Confederates at the battle of Gettysburg. Some could blame General Lee’s subordinates, J.E.B. Stewart, James Longstreet, Harry Heth, ect. Although most would blame the subordinates for the loss, they were clearly no the ones to blame for it. The blame for the loss, of the Confederates ,of the three day battle of Gettysburg is completely on General Robert E. Lee. There are many reasons of why General Lee is the one to blame for the loss of the three day battle at Gettysburg. One reason Lee loss the battle for the Confederates is he refused to take the defense for one time. According to Killer Angels it states, “ And yet it was not a loss. And Longstreet knew that Lee would attack …show more content…
In the article is states, “Lee’s first mistake was not insisting on maintaining the fight, and allowing the union Army to occupy those heights” (Fan). This is showing that Lee did not do what was right and let part of the Union Army immerse the hill. In the movie of Gettysburg it is showing how Lee told Ewell to take the hill if possible. If he wanted those hill to be theirs, than he should have told Ewell to take the hills no matter what the cost. This is showing how General Lee took a personal view on that attack. In Killer Angels it states, “ Heth said, ‘Sir, Rhodes is heavily engaged. Shall I attack?’ Lee shook his head, then said loudly, ‘ No’ He rode on, then he said over his shoulder, ‘ We are not yet prepared for a full engagement. Longstreet is not up’”(Shaara, 34). This is showing how General LEe did not want to use what enforcements he did have, and waited for all of his part of the Army to come to help. This is one of the many ways that Lee was to blame for the loss of the