| Movie Review | The Journal of American History, 92.3

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Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge. Prod. by Robert M. Wise. Termite Art Productions, 2002. 50 mins. (Discovery Channel, Box 788, Florence, KY 41022-0788; 800-627-9399; <http://customercare.discovery.com>; <http://shopping.discovery.com> [Sept. 12, 2005])

The battle of Gettysburg, and especially Pickett's Charge, remain favorite subjects among the Civil War's vast popular audience. Although scholars try to find fresh ideas and topics to explore, the public seems perfectly content hearing again and again the familiar narrative of Robert E. Lee's failed frontal assault on July 3, 1863. Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge, a program made for the Discovery Channel, labels the event one of history's "unsolved mysteries," suggesting that there remain many unanswered questions surrounding it. Various Civil War historians, including Gary Gallagher and John Michael Priest, discuss the charge on camera, speculating about why Robert E. Lee's bold plan for attack failed so terribly. They also consider why there were not more Confederate casualties than reported. Reenactors too respond to these questions by attempting to re-create parts of the charge.

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