Re: Pickett's Charge

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: Justin,
:      Regarding your question of the lay of the land at Pickett's Charge, it is a heavily treed area from which the Confederate soldiers charged.  I was there a couple years ago, and I think the field is much the same now as it was then.  It is a completely cleared, open and level field across which they charged.  From Lee's vantage point at the trees, you can see straight across the field and see the famous copse of trees which was the target of the charge and where there is located the famous high water mark and bloody angle at the trees.  It was an absolute slaughter that Lee led, or rather, ordered his men under Picket to undertake, and Lee pretty much acknowledged as much as his slaughtered forces returned after being turned away.  By the way, if you rent Ted Turner's movie "Gettysburg," my understanding is that it was actually filmed where the events took place, so you can see the land yourself.
:      As far as the rest of Gettysburg, the battles were fought on level ground, wheat fields, peach orchards, and up and down wooded and boulder-strewn hills.  The terrain really varied.
:      I hope this helps you some.  If you've never been there, read all you can, see the movie, and then tour the field.


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