Life span: 07/04/1828 to 07/17/1863TabsLife SummaryFull name: James Johnston PettigrewPlace of Birth: Tyrrell County, NCBurial Place: Tyrrell County, NCBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: Ebenezer Pettigrew (father), Ann B. Shepard (mother),Education: University of North CarolinaOccupation: PoliticianMilitaryAttorney or JudgePolitical Parties: DemocraticOther Affiliations: Fire-Eaters (Secessionists)Government: State legislatureMilitary: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 12/27/1860 12/27/1860 South Carolina militia occupy Fort Moultrie and Castle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor 05/31/1862 06/01/1862 Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond 07/01/1863 07/01/1863 Attack of Confederate infantry on dismounted Union cavalry begins the collision of armies at Gettysburg 07/03/1863 07/03/1863 Lee's attack on the Union center ends with the failure of Pickett's Charge 07/14/1863 07/14/1863 Federal cavalry defeat the rearguard of Lee's army at Falling Waters but the main force escapes Major TopicsFort Sumter Documents Subject Docs Date Title 07/08/1863 Raleigh (NC) Register, “The News,” July 8, 1863 Images James Johnston Pettigrew James Johnston Pettigrew, detail Bibliography
