On the second day of battle, most of both armies had assembled. The Union line was laid out resembling a fishhook. Lee launched a heavy assault on the Union left flank, and fierce fighting raged at Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, Devil's Den, and the Peach Orchard. Confederate generals including Longstreet had wanted to attack by flanking the Union forces and hitting them from the side and behind. Lee overruled this plan and insisted on a frontal assault, which was unsuccessful at the cost of heavy casualties on both sides.
Should Lee have listened to his generals and gone with the flanking attack they had wanted?
Should Lee have listened to his generals and gone with the flanking attack they had wanted?