Lewis Armistead

Lewis Armistead
Lewis Armistead
	Armistead, c. 1861–1863
Nickname(s)	"Lo"
Born	February 18, 1817; New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 5, 1863 (aged 46); Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Buried	Old Saint Paul's Cemetery; Baltimore, Maryland
Allegiance	United States; Confederate States
Service/branch	United States Army; Confederate States Army
Years of service	1839–61 (USA); 1861–63 (CSA)
Rank	Brevet Major (USA); Brigadier General (CSA)
Unit	6th U.S. Infantry
Commands held	57th Virginia Infantry; Armistead's Bde, Pickett's Div, I Corps
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Battle of Chapultepec; ; Mohave War Battle of the Colorado River; ; American Civil War Battle of Seven Pines; Seven Days Battles Battle of Malvern Hill; ; Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Gettysburg Pickett's Charge †; ; ;
Relations	Walker Keith Armistead (father); George Armistead (uncle); Edward Stanly (uncle); John Stanly (grandfather);

Lewis Addison Armistead (February 18, 1817 – July 5, 1863) 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, 1863, 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.

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