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George Pickett
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Confederate Military
| June 27, 1862 | Battle of Gaines Mill [US]
Battle of First Cold Harbor [CS] Battle of the Chickahominy [Alternate] John Bell Hood [CS] and George Pickett [CS] breakthrough Fitz John Porter's [US] line, forcing Union troops south of the Chickahominy River and severing McClellan's supply line to Eltham's Landing (White House, West Point) |
Virginia |
| Seven Days Retreat | ||
| John Bell Hood | ||
| Battle of Gaines Mill | ||
| Daniel Harvey Hill | ||
| A. P. Hill | ||
| Fitz-John Porter | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | ||
| George Meade | ||
| July 1, 1863 July 3, 1863 |
Battle of Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee [CS] advances into Pennsylvania where he meets George Meade [US]. First battling north of the city, by the second day Union forces had retreated south, forming a strong line as men arrived almost continuously. On the third day, the infamous Pickett's Charge marked the end of the Confederates hope for a victory The bloodiest three days in American history |
Pennsylvania |
| Bloodiest Civil War battles | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| John Bell Hood | ||
| James Longstreet | ||
| George Meade | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| J. E. B. Stuart | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Winfield Scott Hancock | ||
| George Armstrong Custer | ||
| Battle of Gettysburg | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| The Gettysburg Campaign | ||
| Early action at Herbst Woods | ||
| James Archer | ||
| George Armstrong Custer | ||
| May 6, 1864 | A half-hearted attack by the Army of the James on the Southside Railroad is repulsed by George Pickett [CS] | Virginia |
| Army of the James | ||
| March 31, 1865 | Battle of Dinwiddle Court House
In a tactical victory for the Confederates, George Pickett [CS] turns back Phil Sheridan cavalry and elements of the Fifth Corps. |
Virginia |
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| April 1, 1865 | Battle of Five Forks
George Pickett [CS] could not withstand the federal envelopment move around Petersburg that began here. |
Virginia |
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| Philip Sheridan | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren |
George Pickett
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