. Gettysburg, the pivotal battle of the Civil War . t does appear that he led his column no farther thanthe Emmetsburg Road, and that the great majorityof the soldiers of both columns, finding it impos-sible to stem the fierce tide of battle beyond thatline, with one accord followed Pickett back to theshelter of Seminary Ridge, and were quite livelyabout it. Armistead of the second line pressed forward,gathering up his shattered remnants for a final ef-fort; and herein Picketts colunm carried off thepalm of glory. In face of that awful death-storm,they reached the foot of the ridge. Now they a
. Gettysburg, the pivotal battle of the Civil War . t does appear that he led his column no farther thanthe Emmetsburg Road, and that the great majorityof the soldiers of both columns, finding it impos-sible to stem the fierce tide of battle beyond thatline, with one accord followed Pickett back to theshelter of Seminary Ridge, and were quite livelyabout it. Armistead of the second line pressed forward,gathering up his shattered remnants for a final ef-fort; and herein Picketts colunm carried off thepalm of glory. In face of that awful death-storm,they reached the foot of the ridge. Now they areclimbing the slope: Lee shall not think — the worldshall never say — that the fault of defeat was hundred yards farther is the copse on the crestof the ridge, a hundred yards only to Hancockswaiting lines of infantry. Then the crash ofmusketry increases to a sound like falling forests,and the charging lines melt away as snow beforethe breath of the Chinook. Kemper is wounded;Garnett is killed; Armistead puts his cap on the [ 244 ]. LEWIS A. ARMISTEADPicketts Division, 1st Corps, Army Northern Virginia
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