{⋆★⋆} BG Pettigrew, James Johnston

James Johnston Pettigrew​

Born: July 4, 1828

Birthplace: Tyrrell County, North Carolina

Father: Ebenezer Pettigrew 1783 – 1848

(Buried: Pettigrew Family Cemetery, Creswell, North Carolina)​

Mother: Ann Sheppard 1795 – 1830

(Buried: Pettigrew Family Cemetery, Creswell, North Carolina)​

Wife: None

Education:

1847: Graduated from University of North Carolina (1st​ in class)​

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Studied civil law in Germany​

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Learned to Speak & Write French, German, Italian, & Spanish​

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Learned to read Hebrew and Arabic​

Occupation before War:

Assistant Professor & Astronomer for United States Naval Observatory​

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1852 – 1861: Attorney in Charleston, South Carolina​

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1857: South Carolina State Representative​

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1861: Author of Notes on Spain and the Spaniards in the summer of 1859​

Civil War Career:

1860: Aide to Governor of South Carolina, Francis W. Pickens​

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Private in Hampton's South Carolina Legion​

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Colonel of 1st​ South Carolina Rifles​

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Colonel of 22nd​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment

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1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1862: Wounded during the Battle of Seven Pines​

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1862: Prisoner of War held for two months by the Union Army​

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1862 – 1863: Participated in the Defense of Richmond, Virginia​

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1863: Wounded in the left-hand during Pickett's Charge, Gettysburg​

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1863: Wounded in the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg​

Died: July 17, 1863

Place of Death: Bunker Hill, West Virginia

Cause of Death: Wounds to the abdomen

Last Words: "It is time to be going."

Age at time of Death: 35 years old

Burial Place: Pettigrew Family Cemetery, Creswell, North Carolina

 

[danny]

@danny Thank you very much. I think its kinda refreshing to find someone who actually did a little soul searching and questioned their own abilities to perform a position for which they had little qualification.

John

A rarity indeed