Talk:George Pickett

message: There is no doubt that he was shot and knocked off his horse.  The problem in my view is the contention that he "made an enormous fuss".  The general tone is that Pickett is lacking in either courage or toughness or both, and it is based on the recounting of some fellow officer.  That strikes me as thin evidence to attack Pickett's character with.  He was months in recovering from this wound.  Hancock was wounded at Gettysburg.  He thought himself to be mortally wounded, and was months in recovering.  Hancock was one of the best general officers of the war. Should we suggest he was shy?    Look at Pickett's actions in Mexico.  Look at his attitude in his various postings.  Look at his friendships, and the manner in which his men regarded him.  It is all the same man.  Those things do not happen to a man that is foolish and shy.   Something isn't right.  
Pickett is mostly known for Pickett's charge, but Pickett's charge wasn't Pickett's idea.  He did carry out the order though, and for that we consider him foolish and perhaps showy?  Both Longstreet and Pickett knew there would be a heavy cost.  Heck, most of everyone involved did.  Gunbirddriver (talk) 01:59, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The account if his wounding was reported by at least two secondary sources. The source you gave does not mention it, but does not contradict it. If you find contradictory sources, we can include those for balance, but it is not up to us to make judgments of this type. Hal Jespersen (talk) 18:27, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Fair enough, though I would think it better to exclude those things that are not generally agreed upon and known rather than attempt to balance them with competing views.  Gunbirddriver (talk) 19:43, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

text: I agree. If we had a disagreeing secondary source (vs. one that is silent on the issue), we'd handle it differently. Hal Jespersen (talk) 01:29, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Okay.  Sounds good.  Gunbirddriver (talk) 04:22, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wounding at Gaines' Mill 

message: Though certainly a devoted wife, Sally Pickett spent a great deal of time post war re-inventing her husband and idolizing both the South and her relationship with Pickett.  It has been shown that many of the letters she later published were not actually the work of George Pickett.  Though I am sure her intentions were good, they should not be cited as source material for the encyclopedia.  Please see this page on Sally Corbel Pickett from the Virginia encyclopedia.  Gunbirddriver (talk) 06:09, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds like what Libby Custer did...agree that it shouldn't be considered as a reliable source. — Berean Hunter (talk) 06:22, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
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