Richard Brooke Garnett | |
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Born | Essex County, Virginia | November 21, 1817
Died | July 3, 1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | (aged 45)
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Allegiance | United States Confederate States |
Service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1841–61 (USA) 1861–63 (CSA) |
Rank | Captain (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
Commands | Stonewall Brigade Garnett's Brigade, First Division, Army of Northern Virginia |
Battles / wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Richard Brooke Garnett (November 21, 1817 – July 3, 1863) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was court-martialed by Stonewall Jackson for his actions in command of the Stonewall Brigade at the First Battle of Kernstown, and killed during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.