The infantry assault on Cemetery Ridge known as Pickett's Charge was preceded by a massive artillery bombardment at 1 pp. m. that was meant to soften up the Union defense and silence its artillery, but it was largely ineffective.
Infanteriangrebet mod Cemetery Ridge, der kaldes Pickett's Charge, blev forberedt med et massivt artilleribombardement kl. 13, som skulle blødgøre unionens forsvar og bringe dets artilleri til tavshed, men det var stort set uden effekt.