George Pickett
New York, NY, ca. 1917
[George PIckett] Signed Copy of "What Happened To Me" by LaSalle Corbell Pickett
Signed book

A signed copy of "What Happened To Me" by LaSalle Corbell Pickett, wife of Confederate General George Pickett. New York: Brentano's, 1917. Twelvemo, vi, 366pp, with a frontispiece of Mrs. Pickett and 6 illustrations throughout. Signed and inscribed on the front free end page, "For my friend of many years Mr. W. W. Norman - with the sincere regards of the author: LaSalle Corbell Pickett. March 27, 1923." Blue cloth bound boards with gilt titling at the spine and on the front cover. Deckled page edges. The book has bumped corners and spine edges. Soiling to the covers. Toning to the internal pages. With a large, bold signature.

Graduating last, (#59 of 59) in the West Point Class of 1846, Lieutenant George E. Pickett (1825-1875) rose through the ranks of the Confederate Army, eventually being promoted to major genera. He is best remembered in history for the disastrous Confederate offensive attack on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg which came to be known as Pickett's Charge. He married his wife, LaSalle "Sallie" Corbell, in 1863 when she was 20 and he was 38.

LaSalle Corbell Pickett died on March 22, 1931, having outlived her husband by more than 55 years. After his death, she became a well-known writer and speaker on "her Soldier," resulting in the creation of an idealized Pickett who was the perfect Southern gentleman and soldier. There is a great deal of historical controversy surrounding LaSalle Pickett's lionizing of her husband, which played a part in Pickett becoming a tragic yet heroic figure in the "Lost Cause" mythology.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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