Soldiers told a different story: of being "sprayed by the brains" of men shot in front of them, or hugging the ground and waving white kerchiefs. No greater gallantry and heroism has been displayed during this war." "They nobly fought and died without a man running to the rear.
Five hundred rebels fell dead or wounded "on a line as straight as a dress parade," Iverson reported. The soldiers marched in tight formation until Union riflemen suddenly rose from behind a stone wall and opened fire. On July 1 st, 1863, Alfred Iverson ordered his brigade of North Carolinians across an open field. But venture beyond these famous shrines to battlefield valor and you'll find quiet sites like Iverson's Pits, which recall the inglorious reality of Civil War combat. In early July, on the 150 th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, pilgrims will crowd Little Round Top and the High Water Mark of Pickett's Charge. The Battle of Gettysburg, lithograph (Currier and Ives/Wikimedia Commons)
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