George Pickett: The Boy Who Cried Wolf #history #civilwar #Union #Confederate Confederate General George Pickett has become immortalized by his defeated attack at the Battle of Gettysburg, known forever as Pickett's Charge. Now, hear his entire life story, the story of a man who saw success in the Mexican American War but could never gain the right kind of popularity in the American Civil War. George Pickett will forever be remembered for Pickett's Charge, but this biography series hopes to illu

"Pickett’s Men Fell Like Grain Before the Sweep of the Scythe" at Gettysburg George Pickett did not leave behind his recollections of the Gettysburg charge that bears his name, a number of others did. The most controversial account, "Pickett and His Men," by the general's widow, LaSalle "Sallie" Corbell Pickett, has been dismissed in recent years as a work of fiction and accuses her of plagiarism. Despite the flaws, it does reflect how Sallie wanted her husband to be remembered. Here's the story