Pickett's Charge
Pickett's Charge was a disastrous infantry assault ordered by Confederate General Robert E. Lee on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The charge was against Major General George G. Meade's Union positions on Cemetery Ridge. After Confederate attacks on both Union flanks had failed the day and night before, Lee determined to strike the Union center on the 3rd. On the night of July 2, General Meade correctly predicted at a council of war that Lee would try an attack on his lines in the center the following morning.
Related Topics:
Confederate - General - Robert E. Lee - July 3 - 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg - Major General - George G. Meade - Union - Cemetery Ridge - July 2 - Council of war
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Plans and command structures |
| ► | Artillery barrage |
| ► | Infantry assault |
| ► | Aftermath |
| ► | Controversies |
| ► | Battlefield today |
| ► | References |
| ► | External Links |
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