the cause but then gettysburg from north and south returned to the spot to play their part to blind of the wound. jamie: take comfort in knowing general pickett was the soldier to do as he was told even if he believed it was wrong. absolutely. it cost him hundreds of men but made him the immortal. jamie: wow. it made ticket better appreciate the airlines that remain in the old suitcase. this is the copy of the copy of williamsburg 1862. it is a lost art with the handwriting. that is georgy pickett. jamie: would you ever sell that? this? right here? no.
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
back every will sue ticket for - - pritchard for defrauding a. the ceo believes they are best suited at their current home still wreck a think it is regrettable and unfortunate of what happened to mr. pick it but it has been well taken care of here, it has been preserved and exhibited for the joy of thousands of people. jamie: civil war historian all the hopes that ticket takes comfort to know that the enormous value placed on his gray great-grandfather s things reflects the the verdict of his courage in gettysburg. would he be thinking what have i just done? [laughter] there we re told to go a.m. they went. they failed and so did
like a puppy. he kept asking, can i see the artifacts. ed agrees to show pritchard what is in the old family suitcase, next few hours, are a revelation for ed. that old cap is called a capy, warn by general pickett at gettysburg, and his bloodstained uniform sleeve, and photos, and hand drawn map of the gettysburg battlefield. he was very knowledgeable. tell me about the reaction on russ pritchard s face. he was delighted. like high found a goal mine, he said, i m prepareed on behalf of the mayor to make you an offer. who did you feel he represented? your interest or the museum? as i understood it he was an appraiser standing in the
your reaction. i was astounded, something was wrong. jamie: another shocker. he learned that pritchard stole some items, including family photos he offered to restore for ed. russ pritchard said he would be glad to frame them, and send them back, no charge. jamie: no charge. just doing it because he was a nice guy. jamie: wondering what they could be worth, ed takes them to gettysburg antique store. the owner looks the and says. these are not real photographs these are laser copys, i said are, you sure. jamie: even ed can see lines from laser printer, pritchard had reframeed his photos with fakes, ed s embarrassment over a bad deal is replaced with a new emotion, anger. jamie: your reaction?