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This is George Pickett's gravesite. He is buried among other commanders who fought at Gettysburg. Most famous for the ill-fated Pickett's Charge during that battle, Pickett never forgave Lee for ordering his men forward. During that charge, he commanded the brigades of James Kemper, Richard Garnett, and Lewis Armistead. At the battle of Five Forks, Pickett's famous "shad bake" put him out of communication during the opening of the battle and his men quickly fell back in retreat, dooming the cities of Petersburg and Richmond and directly leading to the surrender at Appomattox. Lee relieved him of command after the battle of Sayler's Creek. |