today is the 161st anniversary of pickett’s charge, when 12,000 confederates marched across 3/4 of a mile of open land, directly into constant rifle and artillery fire. half the confederates were killed, wounded, or captured in the slaughter, a turning point in the battle of gettysburg and the war
I think we could all use a bit of pick-me-up right about now, so seeing as it's July 3rd, why don't we once again reflect on one of the greatest white supremacist self-owns in military history:
One of my favorite battlefield guides, Tim Smith, said that after Pickett's Charge, Union General Alexander Hays rode up and down the line shouting "VICTORY! VICTORY!", dragging Confederate battle flags behind his horse, tramping over the dead rebels "in the true spirit of Pittsburgh sportsmanship"
