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Where did Pickett's Charge occur?

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At the Battle of Gettysburg.

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What was the famous charge at the center of the union line at Gettysburg called?

Picketts Charge


What part of the union line did picketts charge attack?

Pickett attacked the center of Union line deployed on Cemetery Ridge. The assigned point of breakthrough (schwerpunkt) was "The Angle", located at a point countersigned by a little group of trees, which were well visible from the starting point of the charge.


Who led the failed charge by the Confederates against the union center at Gettysburg?

One division was comanded by Major General George Pickett and is known as Pickett's Charge although he was ordered to stay in back by Gen.Robert E Lee. The fault of this charge does not fall upon Picketts shoulders nor are the other two division commanders (Pettigrew and Trimble) to be faulted. Lieutenant General James Longstreet obeyed General Robert E. Lee who planned and ordered the charge.Pickett,


Where was pickett during picketts charge the charge?

Despite claims that Pickett observed the charge far to the rear, he was actually positioned at the Codori yard at the Emmitsburg Road, only several hundred yards from the Union line. This is where a division commander is supposed to be during combat, and claiming that Pickett cowardly stayed towards the rear is a completely illegitimate claim. Testimony to how close to the fighting Pickett was can be demonstrated in that when Stannard's Vermont brigade counterattacked the Confederate flank at the close of the charge, Pickett's observation position was overrun by skirmishers just minutes after he left.


Who was the Confederate leader was blamed for the defeat at Gettysburg for allowing Pickett's charge to occur?

Colonel Alexander the commander of the Confederate Battery gave the order.