george pickett

     

Before his troops' charge at Gettysburg, he told them "Don't forget today that you are from old Virginia"

Trivia about george pickett

  • In 1846 this Confederate general "charged" to the bottom of his graduating class at West Point
  • Although the charge up Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg is named for him, it was commanded by Gen. Longstreet
  • Famous for the Gettysburg "Charge" named for him, after the Civil War he became an insurance agent
  • On July 3, 1863 3 brigades of his division, 4300 men, led a Gettysburg "charge" with disastrous results
  • (Alex: Here's somebody familiar to all of us, Pete Carroll.)At Gettysburg in 1863 Union forces made a famous "goal line stand" at Cemetery Hill against the charge named for this man

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  • Gen. George Pickett~ Up men to your posts Dont forget today that you are from old Virginia.
  • 174: Pete Renda vs George Pickett of Cornell.