Charging into Immortality

George Pickett, a distinguished West Point graduate and courageous soldier, built a reputation for bravery during the Mexican-American War and the early years of the Civil War. As a native Virginian embodying the South’s finest traits, he rose to command a division in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Pickett is best remembered for leading the infamous charge at Gettysburg, a pivotal moment in Civil War history.