Decades after Pickett's death, his widow LaSalle (also known as "Sallie" and "Mother") became a well-known writer and speaker on "her Soldier," eventually leading to the creation of an idealized Pickett who was the perfect Southern gentleman and soldier.
ピケットの死後数十年経って、未亡人のサリーは「彼女の軍人」に関する良く知られた著作家および話し手になり、最終的にピケットは完全な南部の紳士で軍人であると理想化された像を創ることになった。