Memorial Brig. Gen. Armistead

"Brigadier General
Lewis A Armistead, C.S.A
fell here
July 3, 1863"

Armistead was commander of Armistead's Brigade of Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of North Virginia consisting the 9th, 14th, 38th, 53rd and 57th regiments of Virginia infantry. They lead the charge across the battlefield that became known as 'Pickett's Charge' Armistead, leading the charge well ahead of his brigade with his hat on his sword and a few of the survivors of crossing the battlefield actually reached there objective before he was mortally wounded. He was captured and died in a U.S. hospital 2 days later. Armistead's Brigade lost more than two thirds of its numbers in the charge.
The point he and his men reached is regarded as the 'high-water mark of the Confederacy".

Picture 1 Shows Armistead Memorial with the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Memorial and the approach to Cemetery Ridge from the Confederate Lines.
Picture 3. Shows the Lt Cushing Memorial (smaller stone) amongst the guns and memorial of 4th US Artillery, Battery A in foreground with the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry behind.
Picture 4. Shows the Armistead memorial just in front of the 4th US Artillery A Battery and Lt Cushing memorials. In the background is Major General George Meade's Memorial.
Picture 5. Shows the Armistead memorial with the 72nd Pennsylvania Memorial. In the treeline just to the right of the 72nd memorial is the State of Virginia Memorial which is close to where General Lee watched Pickett's Charge cross the open fields towards Cemetery Hill

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Source

• Text: Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward