Articles related to "General George Pickett"

Civil War General George Pickett lived an interesting life which took him from West Point, to a near-war with the British in Washington, to a famous Civil War battle.

Richmond, Virginia's Hollywood Cemetery is no run-of-the-mill graveyard. With so much history packed into its picturesque acres, it is worth exploring.

During the first half of the Civil War, things went badly for the Union Army. In July, 1863, however, two important battles would turn the tide in the North's favor.

President Lincoln's most famous speech of 10 poetic sentences was at first received along partisan lines, but it is now regarded as one of the best in American history.