"Pickett’s Men Fell Like Grain Before the Sweep of the Scythe" at Gettysburg George Pickett did not leave behind his recollections of the Gettysburg charge that bears his name, a number of others did. The most controversial account, "Pickett and His Men," by the general's widow, LaSalle "Sallie" Corbell Pickett, has been dismissed in recent years as a work of fiction and accuses her of plagiarism. Despite the flaws, it does reflect how Sallie wanted her husband to be remembered. Here's the story