Why would "pickett's charge" be called the "highwater mark of the confederacy"? a. confederate general george pickett led his men directly into the highwater river. b. confederate general george pickett led 50,000 soldiers in washington, d. c. c. confederate general george pickett surrendered his men on the high ground of pennsylvania. d. confederate general george pickett led 12,500 men directly into union lines, where they were stopped by heavy artillery and rifle fire. many historians consider the battle of gettysburg the turning point of the war, where the war turned in the union's favor. e. confederate general george pickett led 1,200 men directly into union lines and got them all killed.