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 William Dorsey Pender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dorsey Pender, as he was known to his friends, was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Pender was evacuated to Staunton, Virginia, where his leg was amputated and an artery ruptured, killing him.
Pender is buried in Calvary Churchyard in Tarboro, North Carolina.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Dorsey_Pender   (931 words)

  
 Major General William Dorsey Pender
Dorsey Pender at twenty-nine was the youngest and the fastest-rising major general in the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.
Pender's division, camped on the northern side of the Chambersburg Pike in the Cashtown Gap, got on the Pike at 8 o'clock in the morning on July 1 and marched toward Gettysburg in the rear of Heth's division.
Pender plunged ahead with three of his brigades (Hill had requested that Thomas's men remain behind--another questionable decision by that troubled general), with Scales on the left with his left touching the Chambersburg Pike and Perrin in the center.
www.angelfire.com /wv/wasec5/pender.html   (1883 words)

  
 Leaders and Battles: Pender, William Dorsey
Pender was assigned to the West Coast, and participated in a number of skirmishes with the Indians.
Pender was promoted to major general and commanded a division of the 3rd Corps under A.P. Hill at Gettysburg.
General Pender is buried in the yard of the Calvary Church at Tarboro, North Carolina.
www.lbdb.com /TMDisplayLeader.cfm?PID=1534   (287 words)

  
 General William Pender - Confederate Hero
Pender County was named for him in 1875 & a monument was dedicated to him on the courthouse square in Burgaw.
William D. Pender was born on February 6, 1834, on a plantation near Tarboro & was the son of James & Sarah Pender.
On July 2, 1863, during the bloodiest of the fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg, General Pender was riding to the left of his line, when the enemy opened fire with 350 pieces of artillery.
www.rootsweb.com /~usgenweb/nc/pender/images/genpender.htm   (821 words)

  
 William Dorsey Pender (1834-1863)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
William Dorsey Pender was born on February 6, 1834, in Edgecomb City, North Carolina.
In the antebellum army, the dark-haired, strong Pender was known for his bravery as a lieutenant in the dragoons.
Pender then took him back to his line and hurled the chief into the midst of his troopers.
www.thelatinlibrary.com /chron/civilwarnotes/pender.html   (708 words)

  
 Pender County
Founded in 1875, Pender County was named after a Confederate General by the name of William Dorsey Pender.
With a population of 41,082 and a tax rate of.59 cents per $100 property valuation, Pender County is comprised of five main areas - Burgaw, the county seat, Hampstead, Surf City, Scotts Hill and Topsail Beach - and stretches 875 square miles of unspoiled, natural beauty.
Pender County plays host to numerous events including several held at Poplar Grove Plantation, which is in Scotts Hill off Hwy.
www.topsailcoc.com /communities/Pender_County.asp   (220 words)

  
 Pender County
Pender County was founded in 1875 and named after Confederate Gen. William Dorsey Pender.
Pender County is served by Pender Memorial Hospital, an 86-bed facility that offers general acute medical and skilled nursing services that is located in Burgaw.
However, growth from Wilmington and the coastal areas of Pender County is moving towards the small town, which is expected to experience a significant population boom in the next decade.
www.newcomer.com /cities/wilmington/WIMpender.html   (1281 words)

  
 Major General William Dorsey Pender   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Major-General William Dorsey Pender was born in Edgecomb county, N. C., Febrnary 6, 1834, at the country home of his father, James Pender, a descendant of Edwin Pender, who settled near Norfolk in the reign of Charles II.
The mother of General Pender was Sarah Routh, daughter of William Routh, of Tidewater, Va. He was gr'aduated at the United States military academy in 1854, the class of Custis Lee, Stephen D. Lee and J. Stuart.
Pender's first battle as a major-general was Gettysburg, and unhappily it was his last.
members.aol.com /jweaver303/nc/pender.htm   (850 words)

  
 List of All Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On the day that Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, twenty-seven-year-old William Dorsey Pender, en route to the provisional Confederate capital in Montgomery, Alabama, hurriedly scribbled a note to his wife, Fanny.
"Pender's letters reflected as few war letters have the spirit of a man as a soldier in a cause in which he believed.
The late William W. Hassler was president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and author of biographies of A. Hill and John Pelham.
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 And Then A.P. Hill Came Up - Ambrose Powell Hill, CSA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The core of the Division stayed together and was placed under the command of long-time and oft-wounded brigade commander Dorsey Pender.
His place was ably filled by William Mahone, a spare Petersburg native and graduate of VMI who was simply stellar in the Petersburg campaign.
Pender's position was filled for the rest of the War by the capable Cadmus Wilcox while Heth remained as a division commander with the Third Corps for the entire War.
www.aphillcsa.com /commands.html   (1006 words)

  
 Dorsey Pender   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
During James Longstreet's assault on Union positions on the Confederate right, Pender was wounded in the thigh by a shell fragment from that direction, and turned command over to James Lane.
Pender was taken back to Staunton, VA, where an artery ruptured, killing him.
Pender's wife, a devout women, was against Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North and Pender's part in it.
schwartz.eng.auburn.edu /ACW/lrtmap.docs/pender.html   (191 words)

  
 Pender Family Genealogy Forum
Penders in Missouri and Kansas - Tanna Pender 8/17/01
Re: Penders in Missouri and Kansas - William Pender 1/24/04
Re: Penders in Missouri and Kansas - sjp 1/21/04
genforum.genealogy.com /pender   (1444 words)

  
 Pender County Relocation Information Hampstead Topsail Beach Surf City North Topsail Beach NC
Hampstead, known by many as the “Seafood Capital of the Carolinas,” is a burgeoning commercial area and suburban community as the city of Wilmington lies only a short drive away.
Surf City, a community shared between both Pender and Onslow counties, population approximately 1,447, is located in the center of Topsail Island.
The Pender County School District, one of the fastest-growing school districts in the state, consists of six elementary schools, one primary school, four middle and four high schools and serves more than 6,500 students K-12.
www.ncrelo.com /AreaInformation/pender.asp   (1015 words)

  
 Who is the county named for   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
William Dorsey Pender was born on February 6, 1834, in Edgecomb County, North Carolina.
By the time he obtained medical assistance, infection had spread through his leg, and the leg had to be amputated.
Pender did not survive the surgery, dying in Staunton, Virginia, on July 8, 1863.
www.pendergop.org /pender.htm   (176 words)

  
 And Then A.P. Hill Came Up - Ambrose Powell Hill, CSA
This is a collection of letters written by Dorsey Pender, a brigade commander under A.P. Hill and later the commander of the Light Division.
Oft-wounded, opinionated, pious, and rarely dull, these letters written mainly to Pender's wife provide an interesting glimpse into life as a general in the Army of Northern Virginia.
His bio of Pender is good and is worth reading as there is otherwise a dearth of material on the Light Division.
www.aphillcsa.com /books.html   (1675 words)

  
 Pender Family Genealogy Forum (All Messages)
"The Genealogy of the Sugg and Pender.." - Leanne H. Re: "The Genealogy of the Sugg and Pender.." - Kerry 10/23/00
Re: "The Genealogy of the Sugg and Pender.." - Leanne H. Re: "The Genealogy of the Sugg and Pender.." - Kerry 10/26/00
Re: "The Genealogy of the Sugg and Pender.." - DBT 11/08/00
genforum.genealogy.com /pender/all.html   (4158 words)

  
 VISIT PENDER pictures and script
The quiet of the night is broken with the sounds of shorebirds, and the surf breaking on a distant beach.
Pender County was named for CSA General William Dorsey Pender, one of General Lee’s favorites.
RIVERS RUN THROUGH IT The story of Pender County is the story of water - whether along the ocean front, or along the many rivers and creeks that run through it and drain the wetlands that make up the bulk of Pender County ’s landmass.
www.sanddollarstudios.com /pendertourscript.htm   (3575 words)

  
 Welcome To Hampstead North Carolina, Pender County And Beautiful Southeastern North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pender County was founded in 1875 and named for William Dorsey Pender, a Confederate general.
Pender County is served by 7 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools and Pender Learning Center.
Pender County's beautiful beaches are a popular vacation destination.
www.hampsteadunitedcountry.com /area_information.htm   (461 words)

  
 Inventory of the W. G. Lewis Papers, 1855-1911
William Gaston Lewis was born in 1835 in Rocky Mount, N.C., the son of Dr. John Wesley Lewis and Catherine Ann Battle.
Lewis was paroled at Farmville, Va., in April 1865.
In 1864, Lewis married Martha Lucinda Pender ("Mittie") of Tarboro, N.C. Following the war, Lewis lived in Edgecombe County, N.C., and worked as an engineer for various railroads, as a surveyor, and as a farmer.
www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/htm/02314.html   (311 words)

  
 Fredericksburg.com - Intense fighting in the woods
Pender's letters to his wife survive in gratifying volume, and have reached print in three different editions.
Pender, the general reported, with mournful pride, that his North Carolina brigade "behaved magnificently and got cut up terribly" (nearly 700 casualties).
One of the surprises in the woods involved an onslaught by Pender's troops against a brigade made up of troops from Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, commanded by Gen. William Hays.
www.fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2002/102002/10192002/762661/index_html   (658 words)

  
 Edgecombe Community College - News - Civil War Expert to Speak at ECC
The ECC History Department and the William Dorsey Pender Civil War Roundtable will sponsor a free lecture by Ed Bearss, National Park Historian Emeritus, on Friday, January 13.
The William Dorsey Pender Civil War Roundtable was begun 17 years ago by area citizens to learn more about the American Civil War.
It is named in honor of Major General William Dorsey Pender of Edgecombe County.
www.edgecombe.cc.nc.us /news/jan_06_civ_war_experts.htm   (387 words)

  
 E. Willoughby Anderson, Captain, Confederate States of America Army
Edward Willoughby Anderson was born January 1849 in Florida, the son of Captain James W. Anderson who served in the Seminole and Mexican Wars and was killed in action at the battle of Cherubusco.
His grandfather, Colonel William Anderson, served with Decatur, and his maternal grandfather, Captain Elihu D. Brown, commanded a privateer in 1812.
Subsequently he served as chief ordnance officer to General William Dorsey Pender, and later in the same capacity on the staff of General Cadmus M. Wilcox.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /ewanderson.htm   (348 words)

  
 054-0605 - GENERAL WILLIAM DORSEY PENDER - A Military Biography
talented of these was probably General Pender of North Carolina.
During the opening months of the Civil War, the Confederate States of America had an abundance of young, savvy and aggressive mid-level commanders.
Using thorough research as well as personal letters to and from his wife, Longacre brings to life this brave son of North Carolina.
www.20thmaine.com /comfiles/pages/798.shtml   (119 words)

  
 26th NCT History - Chapter 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This corps consisted of the divisions of William Dorsey Pender, Richard Anderson, and one newly created for Henry Heth.
As they prepared to advance again, Dorsey Pender's fresh division passed through the ranks and relieved the exhausted troops.
Directly in front of the regiment stood William Arnold's battery of Rhode Island light artillery, supported by the 14th Connecticut and 1st Delaware regiments.
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 DR - Fort Johnston
An entry, for example, from Oct. 29, 1863, says: "The name of Fort Johnston was changed for a short duration to Fort Pender, to General William Dorsey Pender, who was killed in the battle of Gettysburg."
Among the titles by or about General Pender, the Civil War leader for whom the fort was briefly renamed, are: "One of Lee's Best Men: the Civil War Letters of General William Dorsey Pender," edited by William Woods Hassler, and "General William Dorsey Pender: a Military Biography," by Edward Longacre.
Area residents and visitors, as well as the East Carolina University community, are welcome to use the North Carolina Collection on the third floor of J. Joyner Library.
www.ecu.edu /cs-lib/ncc/fortjohnston.cfm   (583 words)

  
 Civil War General of the Day
Pender was assigned a North Carolina brigade in a newly formed division under Maj.
Hassler, William W. "Dorsey Pender, C.S.A.: A Profile." Civil War Times Illustrated 1, Oct 1962
Pender, William D. The General to His Lady: The Civil War Letters of William Dorsey Pender to Fanny Pender.
www.civilwarhistory.com /102199/WilliamDorseyPender.htm   (1873 words)

  
 (William) Dorsey Pender   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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Died of complications from wounds received at battle of Gettysburg.
William Dorsey Pender was born in Edgecomb County, North Carolina.
ehistory.osu.edu /ancient/PeopleView.cfm?PID=189   (347 words)

  
 North Carolina and the Civil War : Resources - Bibliography
Harris, William C. William Woods Holden: Firebrand of North Carolina Politics.
The candidacy of newspaperman-turned-politician Holden in 1864 posed a serious threat to the Vance administration, and his postwar allegiance to congressional reconstruction vexed North Carolina.
Samito examines Pender's personal relationships within the Army of Northern Virginia and his critical role in the successes of that command.
www.ncmuseumofhistory.org /exhibits/civilwar/resources_section7f.html   (410 words)

  
 Williams : History / American : Books from Books.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Oh, What a Loansome Time I Had: The Civil War Letters of Major William Morel Moxley, Eighteenth Alabama Infantry and Emily Beck Mo
One of Lee's Best Men: The Civil War Letters of General William Dorsey Pender
One Step from the White House: Rise and Fall of Senator William F.Knowland
www.books.co.uk /history/american/williams_alphao.html   (179 words)

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