George Pickett

By mattch13

  • Civil War Starts

    Pickett resigned his comission as a Colonel of the Confederate Army.
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    George Picketts time serving the Confederacy

  • Pickett is Promoted to Brigadier General

  • Battle of Williamsburg

    Pickett proves himself to be an able leader.

  • Battle of Seven Pines

    He helps strengthen the lines of the Confederacy.

  • Battle of Gaine's Mill

    He is severely wounded and doesn't return until October.

  • Pickett is Promoted to Major General

    He returned after several months to be quickly promoted.

  • Battle at Fredericksburg

    Pickett performed well although he came back to the army in October.

  • Pickett slips away from duty

    He left the Suffolk campaign around this time to be with his fiancée, LaSalle Corbin.

  • Chancellorville

    Pickett came back to the Army of North Virginia for a great Victory at Chancellorville.

  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    General Robert E. Lee took the war north and engaged a big Union force commanded by General George E. Meade.

  • Pickett arrives at Gettysburg

    He arrived that night.

  • Picketts Charge

    Lee came up with an assault at Meades center even though General Longstreet protested the Idea. He planned to have 15,000 men charge. The Union was shot at by Confederate artillery for 2 hours and then Pickett lead his men out. They were instantly under intense artillery fire from the Union and had many casualties. They drove forward into rifle range and lost many. Amazingly the survivors climbed the stone wall and into Hancocks position, but the Union made the 5,000 survivors retreat.

  • Battle of New Berne

    Pickett attempted to take New Berne from the Union but lost the battle.

  • The Battle of Five Forks

    Pickett fought very good in the beginning, however he was countered and lost the battle. Probably because he lost when he was attending a fish bake two miles behind the Lines of Fitzhugh Lee and didn't tell anybody he left.

  • Robert E. Lee Publically relieves Pickett of duty

    Lee had to abandon Richmond and Petersburg after the loss at Five Forks. Lee relieved Pickett the day before he surrendered at Appomattox Court House.