William Dorsey Pender Military person

William Dorsey Pender (February 6, 1834 – July 18, 1863) was one of the youngest generals in the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Promoted to brigadier on the battlefield at Seven Pines by Confederate President Jefferson Davis in person, he fought in the Seven Days Battles and at Second Manassas, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, being wounded in each of these engagements. Lee rated him as one of the most promising of his commanders, promoting him to major general at twenty-nine. Pender was mortally wounded on the second day of Gettysburg.

Personal facts

William Dorsey Pender
Birth dateFebruary 06, 1834
Birth place
Edgecombe County North Carolina
Date of deathJuly 18, 1863
Place of death
Staunton Virginia

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military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
American Indian Wars
Battle of Harpers Ferry
Seven Days Battles
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Cedar Mountain
Battle of Seven Pines
service start1854
service end1854

Topical connections

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Abner DoubledayMilitary person
A. P. HillMilitary person
A. Peter DeweyMilitary person
Alfred Iverson Jr.Military person
Abner Monroe PerrinMilitary person

William Dorsey Pender on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/records/list.cfm
  2. http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/p/Pender,William_Dorsey.html
  3. http://www.rocemabra.com/~roger/tagg/generals