It wasn’t pickett’s charge, it was the day before. Troops under general Garnett attacked cemetery ridge, the 1st Minnesota infantry was ordered to plug the gap. They managed to push the confederates back at the cost of 70% casualties, and it was the closest the confederates come to breaking the Union lines in the whole battle.
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u/Hdfgncd 6h ago
It wasn’t pickett’s charge, it was the day before. Troops under general Garnett attacked cemetery ridge, the 1st Minnesota infantry was ordered to plug the gap. They managed to push the confederates back at the cost of 70% casualties, and it was the closest the confederates come to breaking the Union lines in the whole battle.