Pender, William Dorsey, 1834-1863

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Pender, of Edgecombe County, N.C., was a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer. He served briefly as colonel of the 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., and as a colonel of the 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment before transferring to A. P. Hill's division and being promoted to major general, May 1863. He participated in many of the major engagements in Virginia and died in July 1863 as the result of a wound received at Gettysburg.

From the description of William Dorsey Pender papers, 1860-1863 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24439050

William Dorsey Pender (1834-1863) of Edgecombe County, N.C., was a West Point graduate and United States Army officer. In 1860 he served with the United States Army in Oregon and other parts of the Western Territory. In March 1861 he decided to join the Confederacy and served briefly as colonel of the 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America, and as a colonel of the 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment before transferring to A. P. Hill's division and being promoted to major general, May 1863. He participated in many of the major engagements in Virginia and died in July 1863 as the result of a wound received at Gettysburg.

His wife was Mary Francis ( Fanny ) Sheppard Pender, daughter of former congressman Augustine H. Shepperd of Forsyth County, N.C.

From the guide to the William Dorsey Pender Papers, 1860-1863, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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creatorOf Pender, William Dorsey, 1834-1863. William Dorsey Pender papers, 1860-1863 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Confederate Army Light Division Head Quarters letter book, 1862-1863 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Hinsdale Family Papers, 1712-1973 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Confederate States of America. Army. Confederate Army Light Division Head Quarters letter book, 1862-1863. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn William Dorsey Pender. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Blackford family papers [manuscript], 1847-1872. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Lewis, W. G. (William Gaston), 1835-1901. W. G. Lewis papers, 1855-1911. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Confederate officers photograph album, n.d. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf William Dorsey Pender Papers, 1860-1863 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
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Birth 1834-02-06

Death 1863-07-18

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