Pickett's Charge
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title:
Pickett's Charge
text:
Pickett's Charge, was an infantry assault on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania during the Civil War. Ordered by Confederate General Robert E. Lee against Major General George G. Meade's Union positions on Cemetery Hill, the attack was a costly mistake that decisively ended Lee's invasion of the north and forced a retreat back to Virginia. Often cited as one of the turning points of the war, the farthest point reached by the attack has been referred to as the high-water mar
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description:
Confederate infantry assault during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickett%27s_Charge
date created:
2004-02-14T23:00:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T06:20:18Z
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