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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8179728, member: 20201&quot;]<b>1962 Civil War Centennial Commission</b></p><p><b>Lee and Grant </b></p><p>Medallic Art Co</p><p>Bronze 2.5 inch diameter</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429901[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429902[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Joseph Renier’s medal, commissioned by the Civil War Centennial Commission, memorializes the four years of hostilities between North and South one hundred years before. It depicts Confederate general Robert E. Lee, who surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant, also shown here, at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, in 1865. “Let Us Have Peace” became Grant’s presidential campaign slogan in 1868. At Appomattox, Lee released his officers and soldiers, bidding them return home with “a consciousness of duty faithfully performed.”</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429903[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1963 Battle of Gettysburg - High Water Mark</b></p><p>Medallic Art Co</p><p>Bronze 2.5 inch diameter</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429904[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429905[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Pickett&#039;s Charge was an infantry assault ordered by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade&#039;s Union positions on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg in the state of Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. The charge is named after Maj. Gen. George Pickett, one of three Confederate generals who led the assault that involved about 12,500 CSA soldiers in nine infantry brigades as they advanced over open fields for three-quarters of a mile under heavy Union artillery and rifle fire.</p><p>Although some Confederates were able to breach the low stone wall that shielded many of the Union defenders, they could not maintain their hold and were repelled with over 50% casualties, a decisive defeat that ended the three-day battle and Lee&#039;s campaign into Pennsylvania.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429907[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in 1863 from July 1 and ceased on July 3rd with General Lee&#039;s retreat on July 4th.</p><p>The farthest advance of Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead&#039;s brigade of Maj. Gen. George Pickett&#039;s division is referred to as the &quot;High-water mark of the Confederacy&quot; being the furthest point North that the South would advance during the Civil War. After Gettysburg, Lee&#039;s army conducted no more strategic offensives.</p><p><br /></p><p>Union casualties were 23,055</p><p>(3,155 killed, 14,531 wounded, 5,369 captured or missing)</p><p><b>Maj. Gen. George Meade, (Commanding) USA</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429908[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Confederate casualties were 23,231</p><p>(4,708 killed, 12,693 wounded, 5,830 captured or missing)</p><p><b>Gen. Robert E. Lee, (Commanding) CSA</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1429909[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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