William Dorsey Pender
Born: February 6, 1834
Birthplace: Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Father: James Pender 1786 – 1873
(Buried: Horne Cemetery, Edgecombe County, North Carolina)
Mother: Sally Routh 1791 – 1871
(Buried: Horne Cemetery, Edgecombe County, North Carolina)
Wife: Mary Frances Shepherd 1840 – 1922
(Buried: Cavalry Church Cemetery, Tarboro, North Carolina)
Children:
Samuel Turner Pender 1859 – 1897
(Buried: Bellview Cemetery, Lenoir, North Carolina)
William Dorsey Pender Jr. 1861 – 1920
(Buried: Cavalry Church Cemetery, Tarboro, North Carolina)
Stephen Lee Pender 1863 – 1937
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Education:
1854: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (19th in class)
Occupation before War:
1854: Brevet 2nd Lt. in Untied States Army Artillery
1854 – 1855: Served in the fighting against the Seminole Indians
1854 – 1855: 2nd Lt. in United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1855 – 1858: 2nd Lt. in United States Army, 1st Dragons
1856: Frontier Duty at Fort Thorn, New Mexico
1856: Served in the skirmish at Almagre Mountain, New Mexico
1856 – 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Tejon, California
1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Walla Walla, Washington
1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Dalles, Oregon
1857 – 1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Vancouver Washington
1858: Served in the Spokane Expedition
1858 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army Dragons
1858: Participated in the Battle of Four Lakes
1858 – 1861: Frontier Duty in Washington & Oregon
1861: Resigned from United States Army on March 21st
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Confederates States Army Artillery
1861: Colonel of 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Participated in the Battle of Seven Pines
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Glendale
1862: Participated in the Battle of Cedar Mountain
1862: Wounded in head during Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Participated in the Battle of Harper's Ferry
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam
1862: Wounded in left arm during Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Wounded in the arm during the Battle of Chancellorsville
1863: Major General of Confederate States Army Infantry
1863: Wounded in the leg during the Battle of Gettysburg
Died: July 18, 1863
Place of Death: Staunton, Virginia
Cause of Death: Due to amputation of leg
Age at time of Death: 29 years old
Burial Place: Cavalry Church, Tarboro, North Carolina
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