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Richard Brooke Garnett |
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Richard Brooke Garnett |
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 Confederate General Richard Brooke Garnett.  Another photo of General Richard Brooke Garnett. James Wyatt Campbell b. on Jan 25, 1924. General Garnett commanded a brigade in General Pickett's Division. His Virginia soldiers were the first to strike the Union center at the Angle during "Pickett's Charge". General Garnett was killed during the charge and his body was never identified amongst the hundreds that were buried on the field. His remains probably lie amongst those of his men, resting today in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.  The marker for CSA General Richard Brooke Garnett, in the Confederate Section of Hollywood Cemetery, reads: "Among the Confederate Soldiers's Graves in this area is the probable resting place of Brigadier General Richard Brooke Garnett C.S.A. who was killed in action July 3, 1863, as he led his Brigade in the charge of Pickett's Division on the final day of the battle of Gettysburg. First buried on the battlefield, General Garnett's remains were likely removed to this area in 1872 along with other Confederate dead brought from Gettysburg by the Hollywood Memorial Association. Requiescat in Pace Richard Brooke Garnett 1817 - 1863." (C) |