Pender, William Dorsey, 1834-1863
Variant namesPender, 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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associatedWith | Lewis, W. G. (William Gaston), 1835-1901. | person |
associatedWith | Pender, Fanny. | person |
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Birth 1834-02-06
Death 1863-07-18