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Lewis Addison Armistead was born on February 18, , in New Bern, North Carolina, and was raised in Fauquier County, Virginia, by a family related to United States presidents James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Benjamin Harrison. His father and four uncles all served during the War of , with one of those uncles, George Armistead, commanding Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, where the famous &#;Star Spangled Banner&#; flew. Armistead entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in , but academic difficulties and poor conduct—including supposedly breaking a plate over the head of future Confederate general Jubal A. Early—led to his resignation in
Three years later Armistead returned to the army as a second lieutenant in the 6th Infantry Regiment and served primarily in garrison duty in the West. Although considered to be good-natured, Armistead demonstrated his ability as a fighter during the Mexican War, earning two brevet promotions for gallantry in the Mexico City Campaign of He resigned his commission on May 26, , after Virginia seceded—a decision that led to an emotional farewell party hosted by the wife of his closest army friend, Winfield Scott Hancock. That evening, Armistead is said to have put his hand on Hancock&#;s shoulder and, in tears, told
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Lewis Armistead
Confederate general (–)
Lewis Armistead | |
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Armistead, c. – | |
| Nickname(s) | "Lo" |
| Born | ()February 18, New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, () (aged&#;46) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Buried | Old Saint Paul's Cemetery |
| Allegiance | &#;United States &#;Confederate States |
| Service / branch | United States Army &#;Confederate States Army |
| Years&#;of service | –61 (USA) –63 (CSA) |
| Rank | BrevetMajor (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Unit | 6th U.S. Infantry |
| Commands | 57th Virginia Infantry Armistead's Bde, Pickett's Div, I Corps |
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Lewis Addison Armistead (February 18, – July 5, ) was a career United States Army officer who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On July 3, , as part of Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg, Armistead led his brigade to the farthest point reached by Confederate forces during the charge, a point now referred to as the high-water mark of the Confederacy. However, he and his men were overwhelmed, and he was wounded and captured by Union troops. He died in a field hospital two days later.
Early life
[edit]Armistead, known to friends as "Lo" (for Lothario),[1] was born in
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Brig. Info. Lewis A. Armistead: "No Better, Braver Soul"
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