"Pickett’s Charge: What was Lee Thinking?"

February 15 join Jim Hessler on a webinar to see What was Lee Thinking?

The doomed July 3 assault known popularly as “Pickett’s Charge” at Gettysburg is frequently considered to be one of General Robert E. Lee’s greatest military mistakes. As a result, generations of Civil War enthusiasts have mistakenly assumed that the idea was doomed and suicidal from the outset. “What was Lee thinking when he ordered this?” is one of the most common questions by modern visitors to the battlefield. Join historian and Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Jim Hessler as he answers this question and walks us through the strategic and tactical situation facing Lee to see how this infamously misunderstood assault came together.

This webinar will be available through Zoom and Facebook Live.

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The York Civil War Round Table is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote, interpret, preserve, and protect the Civil War heritage of York County, Pennsylvania, through the education and exchange of information with its members and the general public. Membership is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about the American Civil War.

Founded as the White Rose Civil War Round Table, the York CWRT holds monthly meetings the third Wednesday of every month except December at 7:00 p.m. in the Meeting Hall of the York County History Center’s Historical Society Museum at 250 East Market Street in York, Pennsylvania. Each meeting features a guest speaker talking about a Civil War topic of local or national interest. Meetings are FREE and open to the public.  For upcoming programs, please visit the Cannonball webpage http://www.yorkblog.com/cannonball/york-cwrt/.