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	George Pickett Biography Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In the war with Mexico Pickett was brevetted lieutenant and captain for his service in the Siege of Vera Cruz and during the subsequent advance on Mexico City.
		According to reports, Pickett was in excellent spirits and expected to carry the Union defenses.
		Pickett, as division commander, attempted to coordinate the ill-fated movement and, contrary to the view of some critics, acquitted himself bravely and well.
	www.civilwarhome.com /pickettbio.htm (348 words)

	George Pickett - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		George Edward Pickett was born in Richmond, Virginia, and educated at the U.S. Military...
		George, town in southern South Africa, in Western Cape Province.
		George is located on the main road between Cape Town, 370 km (230 mi) to the west,...
	encarta.msn.com /George_Pickett.html (113 words)

	My Trip to Gettysburg - Confederate Major General George Edward Pickett
		George Edward Pickett was born on January 25, 1825, in Richmond, Virginia.
		Colonel Pickett served on the Rappahannock in the Department of Fredericksburg, and the Aquia District, Department of Northern Virginia.
		Pickett returned to the army and was appointed Major General, in command of a division in the Army of Northern Virginia.
	members.tripod.com /~tpg2/gettysburg/pickett.htm (779 words)

	American Reflections - General George Pickett CSA
		George E. Pickett was born in the city of Richmond, State of Virginia, and is the eldest son of the late Col. Robert Pickett, of Turkey Island, in the county of Henrico.
		From Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico, Pickett served as second lieutenant in the Eighth Infantry (Gen. Worth's command), and was repeatedly noticed in the reports of General Scott for his gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Contreras, Cherubusco, Molina del Rey and Chapultepec.
		The conduct of Captain Pickett was pointedly approved by General Harney, and he was recommended by the same officer for a brevet for "the cool judgment; ability and gallantry" which he had displayed.
	american_reflections.home.mchsi.com /pickett-george.html (1380 words)

	Summary of The Heart of a Soldier: As Revealed in the Intimate Letters of Genl. George E. Pickett C.S.A.
		George Edward Pickett was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1825.
		Pickett returned to Virginia at the onset of the Civil War and was commissioned captain of infantry in the Confederate army.
		Pickett's letters to Corbell, arranged chronologically into five sections, suggest that he considered her a confidante and a source of comfort throughout the long years that they were separated by war.
	docsouth.unc.edu /fpn/pickett/summary.html (624 words)

	Civil War General of the Day
		Pickett's division, guarding the army's rear, was ordered to remain in Chambersburg until relieved by Imboden's tardy cavalry brigade, and it wasn't until that night that Pickett received orders to move toward Gettysburg.
		Pickett's men got a late start, and made much of their march during the hot daylight hours of July 2, arriving exhausted about three or four miles east of Gettysburg late in the afternoon.
		Pickett at this time was "cheerful and sanguine," according to artilleryman Col. Porter Alexander, and in fact "thought himself in luck to have the chance." Another colonel remembered Pickett "in excellent spirits," expressing great confidence in the Confederates ability to "drive" the Yankees after the artillery had demoralized them.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /102199/GeorgeEdwardPickett.htm (1936 words)

	Confederate States of America Commemorative Silver Dollars & Merchandise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		George Edward Pickett was born in Richmond, Virginia on January 28, 1825.
		Pickett's first Confederate command was as colonel in charge of the defenses of the Lower Rappahannock.
		Pickett was at Fredericksburg and later with General Longstreet at Suffolk.
	www.csasilverdollar.com /pickett.html (521 words)

	Pickett's General Store
		George Edward Pickett was born January 16, 1825 at his grandparents’ home on Main Street in Richmond, Virginia.
		Prior generations of Picketts were landowners and planters, but young George Pickett broke family tradition by being the first to choose a military career as his vocation.
		Pickett, with his company of 59 men, prevailed in a dispute with a large segment of the British Navy.
	www.pickettsgeneralstore.com /pickett.php (394 words)

	George E. Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Pickett remained in the U.S. Army until 1861, when he resigned to hook up with the Confederate forces.
		Up to 7,000 soldiers died during Pickett's rush to the ridge, and is considered to be the turning point of the battle, and the war.
		The attack was repulsed and Pickett faded from prominence.
	library.thinkquest.org /3055/netscape/people/pickett.html (132 words)

	George E. Pickett Biography
		George Pickett was with the Longstreet's during the terrible week, and when Longstreet and his wife Louise were too grief stricken to plan the children's funerals, George and LaSalle Corbell stepped in and made the arrangements for them.
		George Pickett brooded on the loss of his division at Gettysburg for the remainder of his life.
		Using the division of George Pickett (minus Corse and Jenkins' brigades), Pender's Division, commanded by Issac Trimble, and Heth's Division, commanded by Johnston Pettigrew, the Confederates were to break the Union line at the center, and turn and roll up the line, forcing the Union to retreat.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /033199/pickett.htm (2170 words)

	COB > Planning & Community Development > Historic Tour > George E. Pickett House
		Pickett left Bellingham in 1861, returning to Virginia to be a successful Confederate General in the Civil War.
		After her death the Pickett House became a historical monument and was later placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
		To further preserve the structure, the Pickett house was designated as a museum in 1941, and in 1956, it became home to the Daughters of Pioneers.
	www.cob.org /pcd/cd/historic/tour/16.htm (457 words)

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		Pickett should apply in spite of his prejudice, they should not fail to wash their necks carefully before entering the lists, for cleanliness is another qualification specified.
		Pickett the victim of an attack with a hatchet and pocket knife and her husband a suicide.
		Pickett started the letter at 5:30 o'clock yesterday morning, in which he told of trouble that he and his wife had had and of his desire to make a settlement with her and to mortgage their property in Effingham and give her half of the money realized.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/genweb/atchison/Pickett.html (2065 words)

	The General (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		George Edward Pickett was born in Richmond, Virginia January 16, 1825.
		In March of 1855, George Pickett was promoted to the rank of Captain and assigned to the 9th U.S. Infantry at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
		George was 34 years old, had married twice, had been a widower twice and had a small son.
	www.pickettsociety.com /general.html (228 words)

	George Edward Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		George E. Pickett was from an old Virginia family that arrived in the Colony in 1635.
		Pickett’s academic standing at graduation placed him in the infantry and he was assigned to the 8th Infantry and sent to Texas.
		George Pickett was appointed a brigadier general of the CSA 14 February 1862.
	ehistory.osu.edu /uscw/features/people/bio.cfm?PID=55 (615 words)

	Major General George Pickett Division Commander
		George Edward Pickett was born on January 25, 1825 in Richmond, Virginia.
		General Pickett was away from his command attending a picnic when the Union army attacked and overwhelmed the Confederate positions.
		George Pickett fled to Canada after the Civil War to avoid prosecution for the mistreatment of Union prisoners while he was commanding in North Carolina.
	www.civilwarfamilyhistory.com /new_page_145.htm (305 words)

	George Pickett
		George Edward Pickett was born on January 28, 1825, in Richmond, Virginia.
		During the Battle of Gettysburg, he led what became known as "Pickett's Charge," an unsuccessful attempt to coordinate a massive assault on the Union center.
		Pickett's military reputation declined and, after fighting in the Battles of New Berne, Petersburg, Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, he was relieved of command by General Lee.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/George_Pickett.htm (263 words)

	Inventory of the George W. Pickett Papers: 1899-1907 (bulk: 1905-1907)
		Pickett was probably buried in the Eugene, Oregon Masonic Cemetery.
		William G. Pickett was buried in the Milliorn Cemetery in Junction City, Oregon, with, presumably, other members of the family: Ada T. Pickett; Benia Pickett; Rachel Pickett; along with several members of the Milliorn family.
		Although George W. Pickett died in 1902, it appears that it was not until 1904 that a legal struggle ensued over the distribution of his estate, which included cash and a valuable piece of real estate in downtown Eugene, Oregon.
	www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/tamucush/00127/00127-P.html (1285 words)

	Bed Breakfast Harrisonburg\|Stonewall Jackson Inn\|Blue Ridge Parkway
		George Pickett room is located on the second floor and on the south, or back, side of the Stonewall Jackson Inn with a beautiful view of the backyard.
		Pickett had difficulty obtaining a pardon after the Civil War due to his execution of a number of North Carolina soldiers who had deserted from the Confederacy to serve as Union troops, spending several months with his wife and baby in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
		Decades after Pickett's death, his widow LaSalle Corbell Pickett become a well-known writer and speaker on "her Soldier," eventually leading to the creation of an idealized Pickett who was the perfect Southern gentleman and soldier.
	www.stonewalljacksoninn.com /Pickett.htm (510 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Pickett, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Overton co. (now Pickett co Tenn. Admitted to the bar in 1891, he sat (1893-97) in the Tennessee legislature and, after service in the Spanish-American War, was appointed (1903) circuit court judge.
		Wendy's International, Inc. Elects Kerrii Anderson as Interim CEO and President, and Jim Pickett as Chairman; Jack Schuessler is Retiring.
		PERSPECTIVE: The sensuous soul of the 'Wicked Pickett' Wilson Pickett, best known for the fiery hits Mustang Sally and In The Midnight Hour, died of a heart attack yesterday at the age of 64.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Pickett, (960 words)

	Gen. George Pickett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Born on January 25, 1825 in Richmond Virginia, George was the first of three children of Robert and Mary Johnston Pickett.
		George was unable to keep up with many of his classmates including the soon to be renowned George McClellan, Thomas J. Jackson and Jesse L. Reno.
		All of Pickett’s Brigade commandeers and virtually all of his field officers were lost in the assault.
	www.paulmartinart.com /GenGeorgePickett.html (725 words)

	Amazon.com: General George E. Pickett in Life and Legend: Books: Lesley J. Gordon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		After Pickett's death in 1875, LaSalle toured the country on the lecture circuit, portraying herself as a southern belle and her husband as the embodiment of all of the ideals southern masculinity and published Pickett and his Men.
		Pickett is obviously associated with the great charge at Gettysburg but also the crushing disaster at Five Forks and within a week the final crushing blow at Saylers Creek where Lee lost over 6,000 soildiers.
		Alleged letters from Pickett that she published are in many cases most likely written by her own hand and recent scholarship has shown gross plagerism and in some cases illogical history where the facts dispute her version of the truth such as Lincoln stopping by to see the Picketts in Richmond.
	www.amazon.com /General-George-Pickett-Life-Legend/dp/080782450X (2657 words)

	Life & Times of George Pickett
		The play, in two acts, covers Pickett’s life from his boyhood in Richmond, Virginia, to his untimely death in the 1870s while on a business trip.
		"George Pickett was reincarnated in front of our eyes.
		Mike Vouri as General Pickett relived this man's life with a magnificent performance climaxing with the fateful order to charge Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg, which will always be remembered as Pickett's Charge."
	www.nps.gov /archive/sajh/George_pickett_page.htm (549 words)

	George Pickett
		George E. Pickett, appointed to West Point by Congressman Abraham Lincoln, graduated at the bottom of the Class of '46 at West Point, as did another flambouyant George, George A. Custer, '61.
		On 2 July 1863, Pickett was a division commander in James Longstreet's I Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
		On 3 July, Pickett's three brigades--commanded by James Kemper, Richard Garnett, and Lewis Armisted--along with Henry Heth's and Dorsey Pender's divisions from A.
	www.eng.auburn.edu /users/schwap1/ACW/lrtmap.docs/pickett.html (210 words)

	Pickett Monument Undergoing Restoration Work
		The years that have passed since Pickett's death in 1875 and the erection of the monument in 1888 have not been kind to the imposing edifice of metal and stone.
		It was, he informed her, a compound made up of zinc mixed with bronze and known as "gray bronze." A rare substance, it was evidently chosen deliberately by Pickett's men because it would not change color over the years but would remain forever the Confederate gray that their General had worn so proudly.
		Ray Pickett, an SCV member who lives in New York and reenacts as a Confederate 1st Lieutenant in the 57th Virginia Infantry, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps, says of Pat and Dwight's efforts on behalf of the General, "I wholeheartedly endorse the restoration of the Pickett grave site.
	vaudc.org /pickett.html (954 words)

	George Pickett in James S. Robbins' Last In Their Class
		George Pickett in James S. Robbins' Last In Their Class
		Pickett took the flag and ascended the wall, mounted the top and fought his way towards the palace.
		As the cadet plunged to earth, George Pickett dashed onto the roof, attached the American flag to the pole, and hoisted it skyward.
	lastintheirclass.com /Pickett.html (531 words)

	Major General George Pickett
		Pickett took the opportunity to begin his celebrated courtship of Miss Sallie Ann Corbell, a lovely southern belle little more than half his age, who lived in the region.
		Pickett rejoined his command as it was being unceremoniously driven from the field.
		Pickett asked to accompany Mosby to see Lee, who, according to Mosby, treated him with icy civility, inferring disapproval of his absence from his post at Five Forks.
	www.swcivilwar.com /pickett.html (528 words)

	George Pickett - STSF Message Boards
		Pickett was always interested in Space Exploration and decided to enlist at Starfleet Academy in 2377 to begin a career doing something that he loves.
		Pickett can feel pressure about duty but usually is able to put that aside, relax and have fun in whatever he is doing.
		Pickett can be too aggressive which he is continually working to correct, but has a fun spirit that others usually like to be around.
	www.stsf.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=8932 (561 words)

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