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William Dorsey Pender

From the state marker
“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 as the Library of Congress records it · 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.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Digital Collections record: Pender, William Dorsey, 1834-1863.

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Background context: NCpedia: William Dorsey Pender NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Background context: Historical marker E-41: W. D. Pender NC Highway Historical Marker Confederate major general; graduate of U.S. Military Academy, 1854. Mortally wounded at Gettysburg, age 29. Grave is 4 blocks east.
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 1 Orange County pages naming William Dorsey Pender DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for William Dorsey Pender NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
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