Pickett's Charge in History and Memory (Carol Reardon - GC) Section- Confederate Officers Returning to civilian life

Returning to civilian life

Release date: April 27

Frank and his comrades cleared mines

These are some of the questions you will be able to test your knowledge of the Battle of Gettysburg

Pickett's Charge in History and Memory (Carol Reardon - GC) Section- Confederate Officers Returning to civilian lifeby Carol Reardon 1998 Forrest C. Pogue Prize, Eisenhower Center for American Studies 1998 Philip S. Klein Prize, Pennsylvania Historical Association If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our national life and Gettysburg its turning point, then the climax of the climax, the central moment of our history, must be Pickett's Charge. But as Carol Reardon notes, the Civil War saw many other daring assaults and stout defenses.