union ca cannons on the ridgeli. they have the edge. and they use it. pickett s men advance to heavy fire, union guns now down the rebels. what did the scene look like after. this seal was field was littered with dead, a scene of devastation. earl reads first hand accounts of bloodshed. on be on part of the field,ed dead lay as thick as they could. men with head shots off, and men shot in two, and in to pieces. a turning point in the war, never would the south mount an invasion of union territory. what was the high watermark?
okay. sure. can i go out and play? whether he appreciates it or not, ed takes possession of suitcase in early 90s, his by family tradition as first born pickett male, after his mother moved into an assisted living facility, she warns her son to move it from the family home before someone steals it. i got it out of closet, i did not take time right away to to look through it i opened it, said okay, and closed it moved on. it was tucked, a again, at ed s house. he has no time to play curator. i spent time with my own children, that was more important to me than looking through stuff. ed may not take much interest but certainty. in the civil war collecting world do, rumor spread a metal case full of general pickett artifacts is still in the family
famous great-great grandfather who fought in gettings gettysburg. gettysburg. i yo knew about it. i was not that interested as a little kid. some people said, didn t he lose, wasn t he a loser? that is the way a lot of history books talked about, pickett s charge. did you bury your head. i did that one time, i didn t know enough to defend him. someone that knows a lot about general pickett, civil iar historian earl earl coats, i mem on the battle feel. you are one of the icon excites of the civil war. what was pickett s
say, i m so sorry. let me give you your items back, and we are going to sue russ pritchard for defrauding us. current museum ceo wayne motts, who took over in 2012, believes the pickett items are best suited at their current home. i think it was regretful and unfortunate what happened to mr. pickett, but the pickett collection has been well taken care of here. it has been preserved, and it has been exhibited for the joy of thousands of people. civil war historian earl reflects history s verdict on his leadership and courage that july day in gettysburg. was pickett thinking along the way, what have i just done? well, he was probably thinking what have i been asked to do? but they were told to go and
contribution? general pickett to that time was known as a confederate commander, but after the charge he was known world over. p james long street in july 1 1863 in gettysburg. commanded by general robert elee. he was looking for a great victory on union soil. federal army holds high ground, lee orders a controversial attack, an assault on center of the union line, general pickett s troops are assigned to brake through the middle. quit right now we re on the confederate side. on the ground that pickett s division came across, you see how ground slopes away here, then you start off, steady slope up to where the trees are.