4K views · 112 reactions | Outmaneuver your opponent, eat some hardtack, and learn about one of the most famous charges in American military history this Saturday, April 27th! Our Pickett's Charge Generations event at Gettysburg is free and open to all who come with someone of another generation. Register Here: https://www.battlefields.org/events/picketts-charge-gettysburg | American Battlefield Trust | Facebook

"Hooker Was a Strange Composition" Like many top-ranked officers, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker had supporters and detractors. One of his critics, fellow West Pointer John Gibbon, was a career soldier who distinguished himself on many a battlefield, notably Gettysburg, where he and his men took the brunt of Pickett’s Charge. Here is Gibbon's evaluation of Hooker’s character. "Life on the Civil War Research Trail" is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Lear