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On July 3, 1863, 12,500 Confederate soldiers charged across open fields in a desperate bid to break Union lines at Gettysburg. Known as Pickett’s Charge, the assault became one of the Civil War ...

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Still, Pickett’s Charge remains a crucial moment from the Battle of Gettysburg, which would prove to be a turning point in the Civil War. Here’s everything you need to know about the ill-fated ...