Finally, I again connect our failure in this battle with the deficiency of well trained staff officers, which i have often noted. Not only did we greatly lack expertmilitary engineers, but the general weakness of staff force had, I think, the effect of having many things done by verbal instruction which should be put into writing. -------
I beleive that noboby was directed to designated to launch Anderson's divison to Pickett's support& Wilcox was left to judge for himself. For surely no one would have negelected or disobeyed instructions so grossly had they know themselves charged with that duty. Had a written order given the details of that charge there could have been neither omission or misunderstanding on that important matter. There must have been either ommission, misunderstanding or crimal disobedience. The probabilities are overwhelming that it was a misunderstanding somewhere.

Fighting For The Confederacy-- Gen. E.P . Alexander---p.283

It appears that Stuart's cavalry was not really opf much concern to Gen. Alexander. I can only find a brief paragraph wwere he memtions the raid was a "bad play" and the army should have been kept together. Perhaps Moseby is right and Sturat is getting undue blame.

GP