GARNETT, Richard Brooke

Affiliation:  Union

Born: November 21 1817, Essex Cty VA

Died: July 3 1863, Gettysburg PA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1841, Seminole war, resigned May 1861.

War Service: 1861 Maj. in Confederate army, November 1861 Brig. Gen. in Provisional Army, commanded Stonewall Bde in Shenandoah Valley campaign, Kernstown (charged but not tried by Jackson), commanded Garnett's Bde/Pickett's Divn at South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg , Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg (k).

Post War:  Garnett got within 20 yards of the "Angle" on Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg before he was killed, a bullet striking him in the head as he waved his hat to urge his men forward.