Famous for leading the ill-fated "Pickett's Charge" at Gettysburg, George Pickett was a West Point graduate who joined the Confederacy after Virginia's secession. At Fredericksburg, Pickett's men ...

Double Canister at Ten Yards is an excellent look at the Union artillery in action, and will prove a useful read for anyone with an interest in Gettysburg or in the artillery during the Civil War.

The Gettysburg Foundation invites members, visitors and the community to “An Evening with the Painting” Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at 4 p.m. This after-hours program offers a rare, behind-the-scenes exp ...

(Continued below map) What became known as "Pickett's Charge" ended in failure. After it breached the Union lines on Cemetery Ridge for just a moment, counterattacks sent the assaulting troops ...

Here at Gettysburg, they’re acting out trauma ... staging of the South’s failed infantry assault in the famous Pickett’s Charge. “As the Rebel yell broke out after a half century of ...

"The Civil War was the most important event in American history, the crossroads of our being,” says documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, whose 1990 The Civil War won 40 major television and film honors.

This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg ... culminating in George Pickett's legendary charge. This extended episode then chronicles ...

On the tour, travelers will see Gettysburg National Military Park, Devils Den and Pickett's Charge. With the open-air tours, there’s a restroom/refreshment break as well as one (or more ...