Pickett's Charge in History and Memory (Carol Reardon - GC) CD Readers will rejoice that Richard

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The unexpected Federal aggressiveness nearly won the day

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Pickett's Charge in History and Memory (Carol Reardon - GC) CD Readers will rejoice that Richardby 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.