Pickett's Battle on Cemetery Ridge

General Georgie Pickett's charge was undoubtedly the most brilliant and picturesque attack that ever occurred in the western world. His devoted troops cheered him as he rode off jauntily toward the Union lines, his cap set at a rakish angle over his right ear. They followed him man touching man, rank pressing rank, with banners flying and bayonets gleaming in the sun. It was a gallant sight, daring, magnificent. A murmur of admiration ran through the Union lines as they beheld it.