Intruder in the Dust, 190 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2015-08-20 15:16
Text: 
Intruder in the Dust
Location: 
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in Intruder in the Dust (Location)
Page Number: 
190
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
the instant when it's still not yet two oclock
Page Event Ends: 
190
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present: 
Armstead
Garnett
Kemper
Longstreet
Pickett
Wilcox
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Friday, July 3, 1863
Summary: 

The historical event commonly called "Pickett's Charge" - the unsuccessful attack Lee ordered his troops to make on the Union center on the third and last day of the Battle of Gettysburg - was a decisive moment in the Civil War.

Chronological Order: 
1.50
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
War:Civil Violence Turning_Point
Environment:
Time of Day›Afternoon | Time of Year›July
Actions:
Mental›Imagining
Cultural Issues:
History›Civil War
Themes and Motifs:
Time›Anticipation | Time›Timelessness
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Historical›Longstreet, James | Allusion, Historical›Pickett's Charge | Allusion, Historical›Pickett, George

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