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Pickett's Charge

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Gettysburg (1993) ~Pickett's Charge (part one)

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Gettysburg (1993) ~Pickett's Charge (part three)

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Virginia's Glory (Pickett's Charge)

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To Arms in Dixie but you're leading Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg

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The Battle of Gettysburg 150th - Pickett's Charge

Pickett's Charge was an infantry assault ordered by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's Union positions on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg in the state of Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. Its futility was predicted by the charge's commander, Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, and it was arguably an avoidable mistake from which the Southern war effort never fully recovered militarily or psychologically. The farthest point reached by the attack has been referred to as the high-water mark of the Confederacy.
    • Plans and command structures 

    • Artillery barrage 

    • Infantry assault 

    • Aftermath 

    • The battlefield today