Lewis Armistead
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Lewis Addison Armistead was a career United States Army officer who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Wikipedia
Born: February 18, 1817, New Bern, NC
Died: July 5, 1863 (age 46 years), Gettysburg, PA
Place of burial: Old Saint Paul’s Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
Parents: Walker Keith Armistead and Elizabeth Stanly
Battles/wars: Mexican–American War > Battle of Chapultepec;
Commands held: 57th Virginia Infantry; Armistead's Bde, Pickett's Div, I Corps
Nickname(s): "Lo"