Card, Collecting

Pickett's charge

Pickett's charge

Name/Title

Card, Collecting

Entry/Object ID

2018.012.0031

Description

A collectors card for the Civil War from the Keepsake Collectibles company. The set is called "The Blue and the Gray - Civil War Art by Mort Kunstler. Each card has a scene/person on one side and the history of that scene or person on the other side. This card (#49) is called "To The Wall". It talks about Pickett's charge at Gettysburg led by Gen. Lewis Armistead. Gen. Armistead put his hat on his sword so his men could see him. It is also where he died. There are three copies of this card.

Collection

Benicia Historical Museum Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1997