Since I left Kinston, I have travelled between seven and Eight Hundred miles, and have been engaged in one of the bloodiest conflicts of the War. We met the Enemy about two miles from Gettysburg, Pa.
During the next morning, nothing more than skirmishing occurred, until about two and a half P. Darkness soon put an end to the operations, and the night passed off very quietly. This night and the night previous, the Enemy spent in fortifying his positions, already very strong from the nature of the ground. And that I think, naturally, the finest position for defence I ever saw. The next sun brought the fatal 3rd. On both sides I think there must have been between and guns in action.
And after the heaviest Artillery duel of the war, and said to have been heavier than the cannonade at Balaklava and lasting about one hour and ten minutes, we silenced all their guns. They report that we killed and disabled nearly all their cannoneers, and they were compelled to get detachments from their Infantry to man their pieces.
My men behaved very handsomely indeed, and shells from my guns blew up two of their Caissons loaded with Ammunition. The firing was terrific, and I never expect to hear anything to compare with it. We whipped them fairly in the Artillery, and they were in an elevated and fortified position, and we have no works at all.
The Infantry were to have charged through the dense smoke immediately upon the cessation of our fire, but by some mismanagement, there was quite a delay, until everything became settled, and the Enemy had time to prepare for the charge.
The most of our Artillery Ammunition then expended, we could not do much towards driving off their batteries. Our second line was yards from the first, and of course not near enough to support it. This being the case, the first was completely routed, and broke through the second, spoiling the whole affair. The lines moved right through my Battery, and I feared then I could see a want of resolution in our men.
Brigade was the first to give way. Pickett would arrive with his division after following the major fighting of the first and second days. General Robert E. After the failure at Gettysburg, Pickett continued to command his division during the Overland Campaign as well as the Siege of Petersburg. During the battle of Five Forks, however, Pickett and his men were defeated, which led to the eventual collapse and surrender of the Confederate army.
Civil War Biography. George E. Title Major General. He distinguished himself in battle during the Mexican-American War and on the frontier, along the Texas border and in Washington Territory. When Virginia seceded from the nation, Pickett returned to serve his state, despite his personal dislike of slavery, and accepted a commission as a major in the Confederate service.
Quickly promoted to colonel and then brigadier general, he led a brigade under James Longstreet's command. Known for his immaculate appearance and flamboyant style, Pickett is best known for the bloody Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. He and his men arrived two days into the battle and, being fresh, were placed by Lee on the front of the Confederate line.
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