George Edward Pickett, [16 January 1825 - 30 July 1875], Born: Richmond, Virginia, Died: Norfolk City, Virginia, Father: Robert Pickett, Mother: Mary Johnston, Family, Genealogy

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Notes for George Edward Pickett

1875 George Edward Pickett, spouse of LaSalle Pickett, died on July 30 in Norfolk, City of Norfolk, Virginia. He was born on January 16, 1825 in Richmond, City of Richmond, Virginia, son of Robert Pickett and Mary Pickett. [1]

George Edward Pickett was a Confederate commander at Gettysburg and ordered the famed "Pickett's Charge". [2] [3] [4]

Footnotes:

[1] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[2] Wikipedia article about George_Pickett, content subject to change, [Wikipedia].

[3] Wikipedia article about Pickett%27s_Charge, content subject to change, [Wikipedia].

[4] Thomas Lee Broun, "The Pickett family", Virginia Historical Society (Richmond, Virginia), Richmond. Genealogies 1607, image 4, states the lineage of Major General George E. Pickett back to William Pickett, as we show, [FamilySearchImage].