Title: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863 Description: The last support troops of Pickett's Charge (its massive assault can be seen above center) hurry forth to join their comrades in a doomed attack; General George Pickett, who remained behind with the Confederate artillery (as was protocol for major generals, brigadiers leading such charges) watched from this image's point of view to later exclaim how he saw his men "charging across a space nearly a mile in length, pride and glory soon to be crushed by an overwhelming heartbreak" (Artist: Edwin Forbes); Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Date: July 3, 1863 Category: American Civil War Topic: Artwork Keywords: American Civil War, Confederate generals, Confederate troops, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863, Pickett's Charge Orientation: Panorama Dimensions: 2175 x 983 (2.14 MPixels) (2.21) Print Size: 18.4 x 8.3 cm; 7.3 x 3.3 inches File Size: 6.28 MB (6,583,104 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000006881c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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