Pickett's charge at Gettysburg

150 years after the event, the grand near-suicidal attack against the Union position on Cemetery Ridge still emotionally resonates with Gettysburg enthusiasts like no other aspect of the battle. On the afternoon of July 3, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered more than 12,000 Southern infantry to undertake what would become the most legendary charge in American military history. This attack, popularly but inaccurately known as ""Pickett's Charge, "" is often considered the turning point of the Civil War's seminal battle of Gettysburg. Although much has been written about the battle itself and.

שנה

2015

שפה

English

הוצאה

Savas Beatie LLC

מהדורות

1

ISBN

9781611212013

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata