Birkett D. Fry
Birkett Davenport Fry (June 24, 1822 – January 21, 1891) was an adventurer, soldier, lawyer, cotton manufacturer, and a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War. A survivor of four battle wounds, he commanded one of the lead brigades during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Birkett Davenport Fry | |
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| Born | June 24, 1822 Kanawha County, Virginia |
| Died | January 21, 1891 (aged 68) Richmond, Virginia |
| Place of burial | Oakwood Cemetery (Montgomery, Alabama) |
| Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Walker's filibuster army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1847–1848 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank | First lieutenant (USA) Brigadier general (CSA) |
| Battles/wars | Mexican-American War Walker's Nicaragua Expedition American Civil War - Peninsula Campaign - Battle of Seven Pines - Battle of Antietam - Battle of Chancellorsville - Battle of Gettysburg - Siege of Petersburg - Battle of Meadow Bridge |
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