Pickett's Charge was Lee's attempt to weaken the Union Army and the Union resolve with a fatal political blow, but instead his miscalculation and the new-found inspiration of the Union Army led to a devastating defeat for the Confederacy and Lee's physical and psychological retreat. ... The change of views and lifestyle from Virginia to Pennsylvania was like going to the other side of the world . ... For example, proposed peace resolutions put before the New Jersey legislature caused a protest among war volunteers as they stated "traitors at home shall quake with fear ". ...

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