...ckett had reached a point near the Federal lines. A pause was made to close ranks and mass for the final plunge. The troops on Pickett's left, although advancing, were evidently a little shaky. Colonel Freemantle , only observing the troops of Pickett's command, said to me, General, I would not have missed this for anything in the world. He believed it to be a complete success. I was watching the troops s...