A critical encounter between General Lee and Lieutenant General James Longstreet, his right hand man, occurred in the morning of July 3rd to determine the next course of action. ... To Pickett's right, General Cadmus Wilcox and Colonel William Perry led brigades under General Richard Anderson's division. To Pickett's left, General James Pettigrew formed a division. ... On the ride over, Lee passed by one of his generals, William Wofford, who jubilantly reported his near success in reaching the crest of Cemetery Ridge on July 2nd. ...

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