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because it's named for one of the three Division Commanders
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who led it,
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George Pickett--
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who hid behind a barn
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through the whole damn thing,by the way--
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while two of his brigade commanders were killed,
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and all of the thirteen colonels in his brigade
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were killed or wounded.
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So Pickett's Charge,
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the charge of 13,000 men,
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for one hour, across a wide open field,
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slightly rising toward a ridge,