The Pickett's Charge was a attack or charged that is made on foot by the soldiers during the battle of Gettysburg against Major General George Meade's Union made by Confederate Robert Lee.
The Charge was made by Major General George Pickett, who was one of the three Confederate Generals that led the assault or the war under Longstreet. And so it was known as 'Pickett's Charge'.
It was a part of the Lee's plan to conquer the Cemetery Hills of Gettysburg and take control of it. It was known as the high water mark of the Confederacy, which was the farthest point reached by the attack.
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