Gen. Pickett taking the order to charge from Gen. Longstreet, Gettsburg, July 3, 1863 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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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This rare historic print captures Gen. Pickett taking the order to charge from Gen. Longstreet, Gettsburg, July 3, 1863 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gen. Pickett taking the order to charge from Gen. Longstreet, Gettsburg, July 3, 1863
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Here Gen. George Pickett receives the order to advance from Gen. James Longstreet on July 3, 1863, the moment that set up the Confederate assault on the Union center at Gettysburg. The attack, later called Pickett's Charge, sent roughly 12,000 men across open fields toward Cemetery Ridge, and it collapsed with heavy losses within about an hour. Longstreet had doubts about the plan, and historians still debate how he delivered the order. The print was catalogued in 1900, more than three decades after the battle, so it shows how postwar memory shaped the story. The publisher name on the shelf card, Jones Bros., remains unconfirmed.
| 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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