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George E. Pickett

Major General
George Pickett
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General Pickett
Birth name George Edward Pickett
Born January 16, 1825
Richmond, Virginia
Died July 30, 1875(1875-07-30) (aged 50)
Norfolk, Virginia
Place of burial Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Allegiance  United States of America
 Confederate States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service 1846–61 (USA)
1861–65 (CSA)
Rank Union army cpt rank insignia.jpg Captain (USA)
Confederate States of America General-collar.svg Major General (CSA)
Commands held Pickett's Division, First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battles/wars

Mexican–American War

Pig War
American Civil War

Relations Henry Heth (cousin)

Mexican–American War

Pig War
American Civil War

George Edward Pickett (January 16, 1825 – July 30, 1875) was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He is best remembered for his participation in the futile and bloody Confederate offensive on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg that bears his name, Pickett's Charge.

Pickett graduated last out of 59 cadets in the West Point Class of 1846. He served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and is noted for his service in the Battle of Chapultepec in September 1847. After this, he served in the Washington Territory, and eventually reached the rank of captain. Pickett participated in the Pig War of 1859. Near the beginning of the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, and he attained the rank of brigadier general in January 1862. He commanded a brigade that saw heavy action during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. Pickett was wounded at the Battle of Gaines's Mill on June 27.


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