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Born in Richmond, Virginia.
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Pickett Graduated last in his class at Westpoint
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The brigade was formed by Jackson at Harpers Ferry. It was formed from the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th, and 33rd Virginia Infantry regiments and the Rockbridge Artillery Battery of Rockbridge County.
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At the first battle of the Civil War, The Battle of Bull Run, General Jackson held his ground with his men as the rest of the confederates retreated. Once the retreaters saw Jackson and his men holding their ground they went back to fight. General Barnard E. Bee said "Yonder stands Jackson like a stone wall" from then on Jackson was known as Stonewall Jackson and he men received the name of the Stonewall Brigade.
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After being wounded in the shoulder at the battle of Gaines’ Mill Pickett finally returns.
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Is promoted but still under the command of General James Longstreet
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By the end of 1862 the Stonewall Brigade has suffered 1200 casualties
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The Stonewall Brigade participated in 2 hard days of hard fought assaults against Union forces dug in on Culp's Hill.
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Robert E. Lee ordered Pickett and his men to make a grand assult on the Union Forces on the high grounds around Gettysburg. Pickett's men made the farthest breach into the Union lines but had so many casualties it couldn't be considered a success.
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The Battle of Monocacy was the last battle that the Stonewall Brigade fought in.
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Pickett was the Confederate leader at The Battle of Five Forks and was defeated. This battle eventually lead to the collapse of the Confederate States of America. The Battle of Five Forks was the last battle Pickett fought in.
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By the end of the war there was only 219 men left in the Stonewall Brigade that started with 6000 men. None of those men were above the rank of Captain.
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Pickett Died of Scarlet Fever in Norfolk, Virginia at the age of 50. To the day he died he lamented the number of men he lost at Gettysburg.
