155 years ago today, Pickett’s charge. 12,500 Confederate soldiers marched a mile over open field to assault the center of the Union line. They would reach the line, but being so decimated by canon and rifle fire the charge collapsed. Proceeding this charge was the largest artillery barrage ever on US soil. But because of the smoke from the canons obscuring view, most of the shells flew over the Union line. This would be the last frontal assault by an Army until sadly in WW1 they would repeat the same mistakes.
