William Dorsey Pender

William Dorsey Pender
William Dorsey Pender
Born	February 6, 1834; Edgecombe County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 18, 1863 (aged 29); Staunton, Virginia, C.S.
Place of burial	Calvary Church Cemetery; Tarboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America ; Confederate States of America
Branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army
Service years	1854–1861 (USA); 1861–1863 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USA); Major General (CSA)
Commands	3rd North Carolina Infantry; 6th North Carolina Infantry; Pender's Brigade; Pender's Division, III Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Conflicts	Indian Wars ; American Civil War Battle of Seven Pines; Seven Days Battles; Battle of Cedar Mountain; Second Battle of Manassas; Battle of Harpers Ferry; Battle of Sharpsburg; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg (DOW);
Relations	Robert R. Bridgers (Cousin); Mary Francis "Fanny" Sheppard (Wife); Samuel Turner Pender (Son); William Dorsey Pender, Jr. (Son); David Pender (Brother)

William Dorsey Pender (February 6, 1834 – July 18, 1863) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Promoted on the battlefield at Seven Pines by Confederate States President Jefferson Davis in person, he fought in the Seven Days Battles and at Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, being wounded in each of these engagements. Robert E. Lee rated him as one of the most promising of his commanders, promoting him to major general at twenty-nine. Pender was mortally wounded on the second day at Gettysburg.