Gettysburg

This paper is an historical analysis of the effectiveness of General Lee's command during the .Battle of Gettysburg: The argument is made and defended that General Lee's effectiveness of command during the Battle of Gettysburg wasreduced because of the absence of two of his trusted subordinates and his interaction with other senior leaders in theArmy of North.em Virginia. This paper examines the period from the Battle of Chancellorsviile to the BattlE? of Gettysburg,186 . The life of General Lee is discussed briefly' up t111 the Battle of Gettysburg, along with t e topics: Lee's TrustedSubordinates, 'Chancellorsville, Lee's reorganization of the Army of Northern Virginia, Gettysburg, lee's Effectiveness atGettysburg, and finally the Conclusion. The Conclusion provides a summary as well as discussing lessons to belearned