J. Johnston Pettigrew
Military Person
1828 – 1863
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Who was J. Johnston Pettigrew?
James Johnston Pettigrew was an author, lawyer, linguist, diplomat, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was a major leader in the disastrous Pickett's Charge and was killed a few days after the Battle of Gettysburg during the Confederate retreat to Virginia.
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- Born
- Jul 4, 1828
Tyrrell County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Lived in
- North Carolina
- Died
- Jul 17, 1863
Bunker Hill
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on July 23, 2013
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