Pickett's Charge - July 3, 1863

[Jim Klag]

No action of the Civil War has been more studied, or more romanticized, or more debated than the grand assault of July 3, 1863, known to history as Pickett's Charge.

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[O' Be Joyful]

Longstreet's Assault, until reb revisionism... set in..

 

[Jim Klag]

It was actually known simply as The Grand Assault for years, basically until several years after Lee died. Then it became Longstreet's Assault and then Longstreet became public enemy number one in the south, so it went to old George by default.

 

[5fish]

The Charge is portrayed as if Lee woke up and wanted to charge into the teeth of the union line but in truth he wanted to continue the assault Longstreet started the day before. He arrived at Longstreet's camp expecting to see Pickett there and he was not there yet. Lee and Longstreet had a few words and rode off to plan, plan B which became Pickett's Charge...

 

[5fish]

A video... an account of the charge...