Gettysburg Cyclorama "Pickett's Charge Detail" Civil War Poster - Eurographics Inc. Houston Rockets Posters Wards Island

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Gettysburg Cyclorama "Pickett's Charge Detail" Civil War Poster - Eurographics Inc. Houston Rockets Posters Wards IslandIf you've visited Gettysburg National Park, you'll certainly recognize this one! Part of artist Paul Philippoteaux's historic 1884 masterpiece "Gettysburg Cyclorama", this sectional detail features Pickett's Charge Gen. Robert E. Lee's futile attempt to take Cemetary Ridge that proved to be the turning point in America's Civil War. From the violent hand to hand combat, to the scattered war debris, to the muskets, cannons and bayonets, to the wide open