Gen. Pickett taking the order to charge from Gen. Longstreet, Gettsburg, July 3, 1863 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Gen. Pickett taking the order to charge from Gen. Longstreet, Gettsburg, July 3, 1863 comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Gen. Pickett taking the order to charge from Gen. Longstreet, Gettsburg, July 3, 1863
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Here the scene is the moment of decision: Maj. Gen. George Pickett receiving the order to advance from Lt. Gen. James Longstreet on the afternoon of July 3, 1863. Longstreet had doubts about the assault, and the attack that followed across open fields toward Cemetery Ridge ended in heavy Confederate losses and became known as Pickett's Charge. Because this print is dated 1900, it was made nearly four decades after the battle, so it shows how the event was remembered and retold rather than offering an eyewitness view. Some details in its documentation remain unverified, so the date and attribution are worth reading with that in mind.
| Created / published | 1900 March 1. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Jones Bros. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,060 × 1,438 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-120991 |
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