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William Dorsey Pender

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“Confederate major general; graduate of U.S. Military Academy, 1854. Mortally wounded at Gettysburg, age 29. Grave is 4 blocks east.”

State historical marker: E-41: W. D. Pender

1834–1863 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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Reminiscences: Major-General William Dorsey Pender

Young, Louis G. · 1860

Sketch of the Civil War career of Major General William Dorsey Pender, written by three of his aides, among them Louis G. Young. It follows Pender from the Seven Days and Second Manassas through Chancellorsville to Gettysburg, where he was mortally wounded in 1863, and touches on his religion and medical care. Undated.

Included because: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Pender, William Dorsey, 1834-1863.

NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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