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Cyclorama Painting: Mortal Wounding of Gen. Lewis Armistead

Gettysburg National Military Park

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Brigadier General Lewis Armistead was mortally wounded during Pickett's Charge and would die two days later on July 5, 1863. The artist incorrectly shows Armistead mounted atop a horse in this version of the painting.

Duration

13 seconds

Credit

National Park Service

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