Transcript Pickett`s Charge

Rebecca Locey
Mr.Noel
History 121
Pickett’s Charge by the #’s
• 1- The Charge took place July 3rd, 1863
• 2- Involved infantry assault of approximately
15,000 Confederate soldiers
• 3- Faced Union Major General George Meade
and troops numbering 6,500 Federals
• 4- The assault took nine brigades of
Confederate soldiers
• 5- Traveling over ¾ miles of open territory
Map of
Pickett’s
Charge as
the battle
was
beginning.
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ysburg/maps/civil-war-trust-maps/july-3maps/picketts-charge-maps/gettysburgpicketts.jpg
Obstacles During Battle
• A- Crossing through open territory exposing
the soldiers for easy targeting
• B- Rail fence on west side of Emmitsburg Road
• C- Post-and-board fence on east side of the
road
• D- These fences would either be torn down or
climbed over during the advance under fire
Battle Example?
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1- Organized battle lines
2- Four man teams rotating after firing
3- This allowed for undistracted reloading
4- Also allowed less loss of lives during the
reloading of weapons
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Hardships Within the War
• Large loss of life on both sides
• Dense smoke made for poor visibility
• Musket and cannon fire was deafening to the
ears
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At Emmitsburg Road
Pettigrew’s men came under fire from the 8th
Ohio and 126th New York Regiments
Pettigrew’s men drifted right and charged but
were sadly killed
The Union troops hail of rifle fire organized
and efficient did not allow the Confederate
soldiers to return fire
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Battling On!
• Pickett tries to close the gaps of loss soldiers
• Protection from Wilcox and Lane on their right
was lost
• Brigadier General Stannard’s Vermont
regiment brings heavy fire
• Confederate brigades become more
discombobulated by the terrain and shifting of
formation to fill gaps
The Union’s Stone Wall
• Defended by the Philadelphia brigade
• Led by Brigadier General Alexander Webb
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High Tide of the Confederacy
• Better known as “Pickett’s Charge”
• Pickett’s reserve brigade participated in this
charge
• Under the control of Brigadier General Louis
Armistead
• This move tried to penetrate Union enemy
lines
• Too few to withstand Union counterattack
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New
Positions of
Union and
Confederate
soldiers
during
Pickett’s
Charge
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gettysburg/maps/civil-war-trustmaps/july-3-maps/picketts-chargemaps/gettysburg-picketts-2.jpg
Downfall of the Charge
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Brigadier General Louis Armistead is wounded
Some southern soldiers flee
Those that did not are killed or captured
Toward the end of Pickett’s Charge the
Confederate and Union soldiers collided in
hand-to-hand combat
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War has it’s Price
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• The failed assault resulted in over 6,000 plus
Confederate casualties
• An estimated 1,500 Union casualties
• Pickett’s Charge marked the end of the Battle
of Gettysburg and the last invasion of the
North by General Robert E. Lee
• The civil war ends with the surrendering of
General Robert E. Lee in April 1865
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Works Cited
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http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/maps/pickettscharge.html
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/gettysburg-history-articles/pickettscharge.htm
http://www.historynet.com/picketts-charge-gettysburg
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pickettscharge.htm
http://july1863.homestead.com/daythree.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-gettysburg-ends
http://history1800s.about.com/od/civilwar/ss/Significance-of-Battle-Of-Gettysburg.htm
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Gen-Robert-E-Lee-order-Picketts-charge-at-the-Battle-ofGettysburg-in-1863
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html?tab=facts
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html