[central_va]

lee had three corps of 30,000 each(approx)

[LS]

True and irrelevant: only 15,000 or so were committed to the middle of the line. No one knows, but it is most likely that under 10,000 reached the copse of trees---perhaps as few as 5,000. I'll for now take your claim that the Union had only 10,000 at that point in the line, but I find it highly suspect. The Union had seven corps, or about 135,000 men, at or marching to Gettysburg. I think all seven were up by day 3.

Confederate cavalry? Seriously? You mean Stuart with his exhausted horses and riders who just the night before had literally fallen out of their saddles from lack of sleep? THAT group was going to provide a dramatic charge against artillery that would turn the tide? I think not.

[LS]

“lee had three corps of 30,000 each(approx)”

Yes, on DAY 1!! But by day 3, two of the three were shot to hell. He had no more than probably 60,000 effective across the whole battlefield and by disposition of troops, he had vastly more ground to cover, having a line that was probably twice as long as the federal line. He had to keep his cavalry on the far right flank to protect against the Union cavalry sweeping in and destroying his guns. So that took many thousand more out of action.