Richard B. Garnett
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
- Jackson's Valley Campaign
- First Battle of Kernstown
- Battle of Antietam
- Battle of Fredericksburg
- Battle of Gettysburg †
Richard Brooke Garnett (November 21, 1817 – July 3, 1863) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was killed during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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