. Gettysburg, the pivotal battle of the Civil War . GEORGE E. PICKETTDivision Commander, 1st Corps, Army Northern Virginia. J. J. PETTIGREWHeWs Division, 3d Corps, Army Northern Virr/inia GETTYSBURG to which the charge should be directed: I askedthe strength of the column. Lee stated 15,000. Iexpressed the opinion that the 15,000 men who couldmake successful assault over that field had neverbeen arrayed in battle; but he was impatient oflistening and tired of talking, and nothing was leftbut to proceed. It might be presumed that the column wasstrengthened on such a pointed
. Gettysburg, the pivotal battle of the Civil War . GEORGE E. PICKETTDivision Commander, 1st Corps, Army Northern Virginia. J. J. PETTIGREWHeWs Division, 3d Corps, Army Northern Virr/inia GETTYSBURG to which the charge should be directed: I askedthe strength of the column. Lee stated 15,000. Iexpressed the opinion that the 15,000 men who couldmake successful assault over that field had neverbeen arrayed in battle; but he was impatient oflistening and tired of talking, and nothing was leftbut to proceed. It might be presumed that the column wasstrengthened on such a pointed expression of lackof confidence in its sufficiency by the man who wasto direct it to victory or defeat, before the finalarrangements were made. Later in his accountLongstreet says: Two-thirds of the troops wereof other commands. As Picketts division was ofhis command and comprised six thousand men, it isquite reasonable to believe that there were abouteighteen thousand in the two columns. And therewe will leave it, anywhere between Lees and Long-streets estimates. General Picketts division numbered 6,114 pres-ent, equipped for
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