Garnett
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Garnett
Sort Name:
Garnett, General Richard
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Dead
Occupation:
Armed Forces
Specific Job:
Confederate Officer
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Friday, November 21, 1817
Origin:
Virginia
Cause of Death:
War
Biography:
The "Garnett" that Gavin mentions in his nostalgic reference to the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg is General Richard Garnett, whose Confederate brigade led Pickett's disastrous charge against the center of the Union lines (190). He was trying to compensate for a stain on his military record when, feverish and injured, he insisted on leading his men from the front, on horseback. He was killed just before reaching the enemy lines.
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
Character changes class in this text:
Date of Death:
Friday, July 3, 1863
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