J. Johnston Pettigrew Military person
James Johnston Pettigrew (July 4, 1828 – July 17, 1863) was an author, lawyer, linguist, diplomat, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was a major leader in the disastrous Pickett's Charge and was mortally wounded a few days after the Battle of Gettysburg during the Confederate retreat to Virginia.
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allegiance | United States of America |
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military operations | |
service start | 1861 |
J. Johnston Pettigrew on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/records/list.cfm
- http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/sgp/petti.htm
- http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/pett/history.php
- http://www.nps.gov/gett/getttour/tstops/tstd3-21jjp.htm
- http://www.rocemabra.com/~roger/tagg/generals
- https://archive.org/details/memorialoflifeof00tres
- https://archive.org/stream/confederatememor03ladi