Virginia's Glory (Pickett's Charge)

Pickett's Charge was a Confederate assault agains Union positions on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The charge is named after Maj. Gen. George Pickett. Pickett's men were almost exclusively from Virginia.

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[ConstantineJoseph]

The Union army was bank rolled, financed by the banking elites to fight and win the war. Those favors never were on the CSA.

War has always been a tool for profit and one can see the stark difference in production of arms and financing of the armies between North and South.

In the same way, the banks in Europe funded both sides, the Napoleonic France and the rest of Europe. Rothschild bought the whole Lndon Stock exchange during Waterloo. These bankers are the enemy of mankind.

[1stVARifleman]

@ConstantineJoseph Great Points. It is sad but true what you stated in your comments. There is no doubt in my mind that the Rothschilds banking dynasty is responsible for all major wars since 1750. There is also no doubt that the Rothschilds Dynasty has done a far better job concealing themselves from the public and history than any other organization ever.

Long Live the Constitutional Republic!

[Bonzai0311]

Glory? no glory in this Lee was a damn fool. By the third day the Blue jackets had all the best realastate. Instead of going around the round top like he should Lee's pride and vanity got in the way. He couldn't take the ground and so sought anialation. Still, this probably saved Washington three months of seige and what kept the Southeastern US from becomming a third world country.

[Gouiverneur]

About ten years after the war, when Pickett was asked about the failure of that charge, he replied. "I always thought the Yankees had something to do with it!'

[hotlips296]

This is sad. American against American. If only a few of the American elite realised what was sacrificed so they could ruin the country!!

[TheDoLeMike1977]

@stellalouise1 Cont: to give the order for the charge until the last possible minute. At the beginning of the Confederate bombardment Longstreet had been apprised that Alexander only had about two hours’ worth of ammunition. For the next hour and a half it was a constant back and forth between Alexander and Longstreet, with Alexander advising the gen that he proceed with the charge and Longstreet telling the Col. To inform him when he thought the time was right. Very strange?

[TheDoLeMike1977]

@stellalouise1 Although this view may be unpopular, I believe that there may have been a (slim) chance for the attack to succeed. Furthermore, I believe that Longstreet intentionally hindered the plan as much as possible in order to distance himself from what he perceived to be its ultimate failure. If all had gone according to plan, Pickett's Charge would have been fully supported by Col. Alexander's battery right up till they reached Cemetery Ridge. Longstreet kept delaying the-

[kozmon0t]

@ZacharyKirby661 you spelled your hero's name wrong.



[1stVARifleman]

@1stVARifleman

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Robert E Lee

[gyrofoam1]

@gorozon That wasn't anything peculiar to Lee - besides, he was at a tremendous disadvantage at Gettysburg. It was a common syndrome in the ACW. Shelby Foote; "The weapons were way ahead of the tactics", there were dozens of frontal assaults made - the power of the new rifling/minie bullet took a good while before tactics were adapted to them - traditions don't change overnight. BTW, what battle do you mean re, "column assault" - I see a line-abreast assault.

[ZacharyKirby661]

@gyrofoam1 yea i ment that i was buys at the time