William Dorsey Pender

William Dorsey Pender
Born	(1834-02-06)February 6, 1834 Edgecombe County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 18, 1863(1863-07-18) (aged 29) Staunton, Virginia
Place of burial	Calvary Church Cemetery Tarboro, North Carolina
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1854–61 (USA) 1861–63 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USA) Major General (CSA)
Commands	3rd North Carolina Infantry 6th North Carolina Infantry Pender's Brigade Pender's Division, III Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battles / wars	Indian Wars American Civil War Battle of Seven Pines Seven Days Battles Battle of Cedar Mountain Second Battle of Manassas Battle of Harpers Ferry Battle of Sharpsburg Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg (DOW)
Relations	Robert R. Bridgers (Cousin) Mary Francis "Fanny" Sheppard (Wife) Samuel Turner Pender (Son) William Dorsey Pender, Jr. (Son) David Pender (Brother)

William Dorsey Pender (February 6, 1834 – July 18, 1863) was a general in the Confederacy in the American Civil War serving as a brigade and divisional commander. Promoted to brigadier on the battlefield at Seven Pines by Confederate President Jefferson Davis in person, he fought in the Seven Days Battles and at Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, being wounded in each of these engagements. Lee rated him as one of the most promising of his commanders,^[1] promoting him to major general at twenty-nine. Pender was mortally wounded on the second day at Gettysburg.