Pickett’s Charge

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Pickett’s Charge was a massive, ill-fated Confederate infantry assault on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg that marked a turning point against the Confederacy in the American Civil War.

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instanceOf event in the American Civil War ⓘ
infantry assault ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble Charge ⓘ
linked to: Pickett’s Charge
approximateStrengthConfederate 10,000–15,000 soldiers ⓘ
about 12,500 men ⓘ
army Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
associatedWith Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
High-water mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
the Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States Army ⓘ
casualtiesConfederate over 50 percent of attacking force ⓘ
commander George Pickett ⓘ
Isaac Trimble ⓘ
James Johnston Pettigrew ⓘ
commemoratedBy monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date July 3, 1863 ⓘ
describedAs ill-fated ⓘ
massive Confederate infantry assault ⓘ
distanceCrossed about three-quarters of a mile ⓘ
historicalReputation symbol of Confederate futility ⓘ
legacy frequently cited as a classic example of a failed frontal assault ⓘ
location Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notableSubevent breach at the Angle ⓘ
objective to break the Union center on Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
opponent Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Potomac
opposingCommander George G. Meade ⓘ
outcome failed Confederate assault ⓘ
overallCommander Robert E. Lee ⓘ
partOf Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
precededBy Confederate artillery bombardment ⓘ
preparation ordered by Robert E. Lee on July 2–3, 1863 ⓘ
result decisive Union defensive victory ⓘ
side Confederate ⓘ
strategicEffect contributed to overall Union strategic advantage in the Civil War ⓘ
ended Confederate offensive capability at Gettysburg ⓘ
studiedIn military history ⓘ
tactics frontal infantry assault across open ground ⓘ
target Union II Corps line ⓘ
terrain open fields west of Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
turningPointAgainst Confederacy ⓘ
turningPointIn Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
unionDefenders II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ

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Battle of Gettysburg → notableEvent → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg → notableEvent → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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Mark Bradford → notableWork → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Lewis Armistead → participatedIn → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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The Angle → associatedWithEvent → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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Cemetery Ridge → associatedWith → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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Gettysburg Campaign → notableEvent → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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Pickett’s Charge → alsoKnownAs → Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble Charge ⓘ
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George Pickett → notableWork → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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George Pickett → led → infantry assault known as Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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Armistead's Brigade → participatedIn → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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The Killer Angels → centralEvent → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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Kemper’s Brigade → engagement → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Kemper’s Brigade → participatedIn → Longstreet’s assaults at Gettysburg ⓘ
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71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → tookPartIn → repulse of Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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High Water Mark of the Confederacy → associatedWith → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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Division of Isaac Trimble → participatedIn → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
subject linked to: division of Isaac Trimble
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High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument → marks → farthest advance of Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
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High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument → associatedEvent → Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble Charge ⓘ
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The Angle at Gettysburg → eventOccurredHere → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Garnett’s Brigade → notableEngagement → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Garnett’s Brigade → participatedIn → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Garnett’s Brigade → commanderKilledAt → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Trimble’s Division → participatedIn → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → notableEngagement → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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Pickett’s Division → notableFor → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Pickett’s Division → participatedIn → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Heth’s Division → associatedEvent → Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg ⓘ
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Copse of Trees Monument → commemoratesEvent → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Copse of Trees Monument → hasViewOf → Pickett’s Charge field ⓘ
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Pettigrew’s Division → engagement → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Lee's second invasion of the North → keyEvent → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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James Johnston Pettigrew → participatedIn → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Union II Corps line → boreTheBruntOf → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Isaac Trimble → woundedDuring → Pickett’s Charge ⓘ
Isaac Erwin Avery → participatedIn → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
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George Pickett → notableFor → Pickett's Charge ⓘ
subject linked to: Pickett
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