Justice or Atrocity: Gen. George Pickett and the Kinston, NC Hangings

He is one of the greatest icons of Southern history. His name will forever be associated with Virginia, the Confederacy, and the greatest, most tragic assault of the American Civil War. Yet few who know the story of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg realize that its legendary leader was forced to leave the country at as the war ended to avoid being tried for war crimes. Gerard Patterson here explores the circumstances surrounding the hanging of 22 Union soldiers in 1865. These events, now known as the "Kinston hangings" after the North Carolina community where they occurred are a fascinating but long overlooked part of American History.