Pickett's Charge in History and Memory
- ISBN-10
- 0807854611
- ISBN-13
- 9780807854617
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-02-01
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Author
- Carol Reardon
Description
A telling assessment of the myths and facts surrounding the most famous single military event of the Civil War.
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