The third day was perhaps the bloodiest battle in the whole Civil War. It was the day the Confederates lost Gettysburg, which probably made them lose the whole war. It was the day they launched Pickett's Charge.

George Pickett was very eager to get his troops into action. Lee had attacked to the right and the left, but not in the middle. So, he decided to organize a charge in the middle, and George Pickett got to organize it.

Me Looking out at the field where Pickett's charge was held.

 

First the Confederates shot many cannon balls over to the Union side. The Union shot back. Click here to read the cannon trick. Then the Confederates marched. The Union was able to kill many Confederates.

When the Confederates came to the trees in the picture below, many were captured or killed. Others ran away back to where they began.

Now you can walk on the field of Pickett's charge. Pickett's charge was the decisive battle in Gettysburg. It was the last battle of Gettysburg, the one where the Union won the battle, and it may have been the battle which decided who won the Civil War itself.

A field marker on the field.