No there are always opions. Lee could have pulled back and dug in forcing the Union Army to attack.
I spent 4 years teaching Armor Tactics at Ft Knox. First thing you learn is there are alway options. #2 is never plan on what you think the enemy may do, plan for the worst case (thats what allowed the Germans to pull off the offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge, no one looked at worst case on Ikes staff)!
After the initial skirmish, Lee could have fallen back and because of the circumstances at the time the Union Army would have had no other options but to pursue. A couple of more skirmishes by the Rebs would have slowed the Union Army down and allowed the main body the time to dig in and prepare defences.
As far as Jeb is concerned, while for the most part he was a great calvery commander he got over confident and thought the war was all but over and he tried to make a name for himself before the Union surrendered. So he was out there raiding and "making a name for himself". Again Lee showed that he was a true gentleman and never placed the blame on him. But there were major failings on Lee's part too. He failed to understand the pressure place on Mead to perform. Mead who was known for being timid was under the gun to produce. He did rise to the demands placed on him. Same kinda thing happened with England in the early days of WWII. That's what led to Montgomery getting command of the ground forces in North Africa. Ole Monty was a great planner but a very poor field commander who because of the circumstances was more concerned with not loosing a battle than winning one.
If you ignore wikapedia and actually research Monty's battles you will fine he was overly causes. Then look at Lee. Yes he got his troops to endure more, but tactically he wasn't much.
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