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George Pickett was born in Richmond, Virginia on a plantation.
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George Pickett's parents sent George to West Point to study to become a well rounded man and military strategist.
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President Polk says that Mexico is invading our territory and congress declares war.
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George Pickett graduated West Point dead last in a class of fifty-nine that included Thomas Jackson.
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George Pickett was assigned to the eighth infantry in Northern Mexico about 5 months after graduating West Point.
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George Pickett recieved high honors for bravery and the will of calming his men by many captains at Veracruz.
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General Scott Winfield's army captures a crutial Mexico City.
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After the loss of Mexico City, The Mexicans had lost their capital forcing them to sign a treaty to get it back.
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Even though the Mexican-American War ended, the Texan border still needed protection from the Comanches.
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Sally Minge later would die in child birth along with their son.
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When John Brown raids Harpers Ferry, a trigger in the south is pulled leading to the anger of many slave owners.
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Abraham Lincoln tops a four-candidate election winning almost all of the electoral votes.
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South Carolina secedes from the Union in a 169-0 vote.
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The Union still possesses an important Confederate fort. The Confederacy fire the first shots during a siege to regain it and they do.
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George Pickett resigns his commision in Texas to move east to Richmond.
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The first true battle occurs at Bull Run where the Union finds out that the war was not going to be so easy.
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When Pickett arrives in Richmond, he is appointed to Captain of the Confederate Infantry.
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When he is appointed Brigadier General, he takes command of a brigade under General Longstreet's command.
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Robert E. Lee is appointed general of the Confederate Army.
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Brigadier General Pickett and his brigade arrive late to the Battle of Gettysburg.
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General Lee commands Pickett's brigade to charge at the Union lines believing that they were weak. The inconsiderate decision cost 3/4 of their men their lives and even a turning point in the Civil War.
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The battle takes place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and would be the bloodiest battle in American History. Later that day, Pickett led a charge right at the Union's main line leaving 10,000 men dead.
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George Pickett dies of abcess in the liver
