Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1910

Subject: Civil War
Card type: Lithograph

Back of Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1910, lithograph postcard — Back

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A color-printed battle scene titled "Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Pa.," showing Confederate infantry surging across open ground toward the Union line while smoke and shell bursts fill the sky, with fallen soldiers, a drum, and a stone wall in the foreground. The charge was the massed Confederate assault on Cemetery Ridge on July 3, 1863, the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, and it ended in heavy casualties and retreat. Gettysburg itself, fought July 1-3, 1863, was the bloodiest engagement of the American Civil War and is often cited as its turning point.

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PublisherLouis Kaufmann & Sons

PICKETTS CHARGE, BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, PA. --- PICKETT'S CHARGE, GETTYSBURG, PA. The picture represented here is reproduced from a standard painting of that climax in the Battle of Gettysburg that came with the assault of Longstreet's columns on the third day, headed by Pickett's division of Virginians. The desperate character of the attack and defence is depicted in the hand-to-hand fight over the stone wall. This painting is the work of the celebrated Artist, P. F. Rothermel, and purchased by the State of Pennsylvania, now hangs in the flag room at the State Capital. R-37829 POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY. C.T. AMERICAN ART PUBLISHED BY LOUIS KAUFMANN & SONS, BALTIMORE, MD. MADE IN U.S.A. LOUIS KAUFMANN & SONS PUBLISHERS OF LOCAL VIEWS BALTIMORE MD

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Publisher	Louis Kaufmann & Sons
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Gettysburg, PA
Publisher	Louis Kaufmann & Sons, Baltimore, MD
Notes	White border; coarse halftone/lithograph dot texture; no publisher imprint visible on front. No postmark; unused card. Undivided back ("THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY") with "POST CARD" heading and PLACE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS box; C.T. American Art imprint, ca. 1910s-1920s. Light foxing and soiling on the cream stock.

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Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/picketts-charge-battle-of-gettysburg-pennsylvania-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.