Birkett D. Fry

Birkett Davenport Fry
Born(1822-06-24)June 24, 1822
Kanawha County, Virginia
DiedJanuary 21, 1891(1891-01-21) (aged 68)
Richmond, Virginia
Place of burial
Allegiance United States of America
 Confederate States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Walker's filibuster army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1847–1848 (USA)
1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank First lieutenant (USA)
Brigadier general (CSA)
Battles/warsMexican-American War
Walker's Nicaragua Expedition
American Civil War
- Peninsula Campaign
- Battle of Seven Pines
- Battle of Antietam
- Battle of Chancellorsville
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Siege of Petersburg
- Battle of Meadow Bridge

Birkett Davenport Fry (June 24, 1822 – January 21, 1891) was an adventurer, soldier, lawyer, cotton manufacturer, and a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War. A survivor of four battle wounds, he commanded one of the lead brigades during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.


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