Richard Brooke Garnett
Richard Brooke Garnett (born November 21, 1817 in Essex County , Virginia , † July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg , Pennsylvania ) was an officer in the United States Army and Brigadier General of the Confederate States of America (CSA) in the Civil War .
Life
Garnett was born on the Rose Hill manor in Essex County in 1817 . His cousin was Robert Selden Garnett , also a later Confederate general. After his normal school education he attended the military academy in West Point , New York , which he successfully completed in 1841 as the 29th of his class. He then served as a lieutenant in the 6th US Infantry Regiment in various locations in Florida , took part in the second and third Seminole Wars and was then in command of Fort Laramies , Wyoming . During the Mexican-American War 1846-1848 he was a member of a staff in New Orleans .
When the Civil War broke out, Garnett was stationed in California with the rank of captain . He resigned and joined the Confederate Army with the rank of major . On November 14, 1861, he was promoted to brigadier general and was given command of the 1st Brigade of the Confederate Potomac Army , previously formed and led by Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson . It was known as the Stonewall Brigade . Garnett took part in several battles under Jackson's command. His last battle was the Battle of Gettysburg from 1-3. July 1863, where he arrived on the last day of the battle and took part in the famous final attack by the CSA known as " Pickett's Charge ". According to witnesses, he was fatally wounded by grape fire. His body was never identified.
See also
literature
- David J. Eicher, The Civil War in Books: An Analytical Bibliography , University of Illinois, 1997, ISBN 0-252-02273-4 .
- Richard N. Current (Ed.): Encyclopedia of the Confederacy. Simon & Schuster, New York NY et al. 1993, ISBN 0-13-275991-8 .
- John H. Eicher & David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands , Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3 .
- Ezra J. Warner, Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders , Louisiana State University Press, 1959, ISBN 0-8071-0823-5 .
See also
Web links
- Richard B. Garnett in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Garnett, Richard Brooke |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | U.S. Army officer and Confederate general in the American Civil War |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1817 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Essex County , Virginia |
DATE OF DEATH | July 3, 1863 |
Place of death | Gettysburg , Pennsylvania |