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’s Charge
surface form: Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble 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
surface form: High-water mark of the Confederacy

The Angle at Gettysburg
surface form: the Angle at Gettysburg
belligerent Confederate States Army
casualtiesConfederate over 50 percent of attacking force
commander George Pickett
Isaac Trimble
James Johnston Pettigrew
commemoratedBy Union Army monuments at Gettysburg
surface form: monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: 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, United States
surface form: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
notableSubevent breach at the Angle
objective to break the Union center on Cemetery Ridge
opponent Army of the Potomac
surface form: Union 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 States Army
surface form: 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 Confederate States of America
surface form: Confederacy
turningPointIn Battle of Gettysburg
unionDefenders II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
surface form: II Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 notableEvent Pickett’s Charge
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg notableEvent Pickett’s Charge
this entity surface form: Pickett's Charge
Mark Bradford notableWork Pickett’s Charge
Lewis Armistead participatedIn Pickett’s Charge
this entity surface form: Pickett's Charge
The Angle associatedWithEvent Pickett’s Charge
this entity surface form: Pickett's Charge
Cemetery Ridge associatedWith Pickett’s Charge
this entity surface form: Pickett's Charge
Gettysburg Campaign notableEvent Pickett’s Charge
this entity surface form: Pickett's Charge
Pickett’s Charge alsoKnownAs Pickett’s Charge
this entity surface form: Pickett–Pettigrew–Trimble Charge
George Pickett notableWork Pickett’s Charge
this entity surface form: Pickett's Charge
George Pickett led Pickett’s Charge
this entity surface form: infantry assault known as Pickett's Charge