What was the outcome of Pickett’s Charge?
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The outcome of Pickett's Charge was A Union victory with heavy Confederate losses.
On July 3, 1863, during the peak of the Battle of Gettysburg, around 12,500 Confederate troops, commanded by General George Pickett, surged across open fields toward the Union stronghold at Cemetery Ridge. They encountered intense artillery and rifle fire from Union forces, leading to heavy losses among the Confederates. The unsuccessful charge represented a crucial turning point in the Civil War, effectively ending Lee's invasion of the North and uplifting Union morale.