The American Civil War, Pickett's Charge...?

Question

What other name has this famous military event been referred to as? Why?

"funny cat25" and "cremedelacre"...your answers are strangely similar. Could it be you both simply transferred text? Sorry. That is rather lazy.

Answer 1

"Longstreet's Assault", although only one division was from his Corp. The other two divisions under Trimble and Pettigrew were from AP Hill's Corps. Longstreet tried to give the command of the assault to AP Hill since he viewed the charge as suicide, but Lee would have none of it.

Answer 2

Pickett's Charge was a disastrous infantry assault ordered by Confederate General Robert E. Lee on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The charge was against Major General George G. Meade's Union positions on Cemetery Ridge. After Confederate attacks on both Union flanks had failed the day and night before, Lee determined to strike the Union center on the third day. On the night of July 2, General Meade correctly predicted at a council of war that Lee would try an attack on his lines in the center the following morning.

Although the assault is known to popular history as Pickett's Charge, overall command was given to James Longstreet, and Pickett was one of his divisional commanders. Lee did tell Longstreet that Pickett's fresh division should lead the assault, so the name is appropriate, although some recent historians have used the name Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Assault to more fairly distribute the credit (or blame). With Hill sidelined, Pettigrew's and Trimble's divisions were delegated to Longstreet's authority as well. Thus, General Pickett's name has been lent to a charge in which he commanded about one third of the men and was under the supervision of his corps commander throughout. Pickett's men were almost exclusively from Virginia, with the other divisions consisting of North Carolinians, Mississippians, Alabamans, and Tennesseeans. The supporting troops under Wilcox and Lang were from Alabama and Florida.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickett%27s_Charge
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Answer 3

Although the Confederare assault is known to popular history as Pickett's Charge, overall command was given to James Longstreet, with Pickett as one of his divisional commanders. Robert E. Lee did tell Longstreet that Pickett's fresh division should lead the assault, so the name is appropriate, although some recent historians have used the name Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Assault to more fairly distribute the responsibility. With Hill sidelined, Pettigrew's and Trimble's divisions were delegated to Longstreet's authority as well. Thus, General Pickett's name has been given to a charge in which he commanded about one third of the men and was under the supervision of his corps commander throughout.

Answer 4

The line did break, but reformed. Had the assault carried on and completed the break then the south would have had high ground, and even though outnumbered...... what the heck, when were they NOT outnumbered,,,, they would have pushed the union forces from the high ground and held long enough for the letter which was already written, to be placed on Lincoln's desk. Public outcry would have brought a settled end to the war. The re-enforcements on the Union flanks would have been busy fighting the rest of the Confederate forces which would attack in support of the major push.

Answer 5

It was a maneuver during the battle of Gettysburg. The other name is Longstreet's Assault.

Answer 6

Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Assault, to blame everyone responsible.
Cemetary Hill, where it took place.