U. S. Civil War Photographs - Hollywood Cemetery Page 2

U. S. CIVIL WAR
PHOTOGRAPHS

HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

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The circled letters indicate the location of the photographs in this section.

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Generals Richard Brooke Garnett and Robert Selden Garnett?

General Richard Brooke Garnett is believed to be buried in Hollywood Cemetery. His cousin, Brigadier General Robert Selden Garnett, the first General killed in the Civil War, is not.

At present, there is some confusion as to the identity of the Garnetts in the two photographs above. Previous thinking placed Richard on the left and Robert on the right. However, recent events have made it more likely that Robert is on the left and Richard is on the right!

Finally, another conjecture is that Richard never had his photograph taken and that both photographs are of Robert. Until this is worked out, I shall show both photographs here. Take your best guess! - Ed.

The marker for CSA General Richard Brooke Garnett, in the Confederate Section of Hollywood Cemetery, reads:

"Among the Confederate Soldiers's Graves in this area is the probable resting place of Brigadier General Richard Brooke Garnett C.S.A. who was killed in action July 3, 1863, as he led his Brigade in the charge of Pickett's Division on the final day of the battle of Gettysburg. First buried on the battlefield, General Garnett's remains were likely removed to this area in 1872 along with other Confederate dead brought from Gettysburg by the Hollywood Memorial Association. Requiescat in Pace Richard Brooke Garnett 1817 - 1863." (C)

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The monuments of CSA General George E. Pickett (of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg) and his wife, Lasalle Corbell Pickett. The lower right photograph provides a closer view of her marker. (D)

Mrs. Pickett was relocated from an Arlington, Virginia mausoleum to Hollywood Cemetery in 1998. In announcing the move, the Richmond Times Dispatch said,

"For the first time, a woman is to be buried in the soldier's section of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. The wife of Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett will be buried in an area known as Gettysburg Hill, since casualties from the Battle of Gettysburg are buried there. Gen. Pickett earned fame during the Civil War for "Pickett's Charge" at Gettysburg, Pa., a crucial battle in 1863 that helped turn the tide of war in the Union's favor. At his death in 1875, 10 years after the war's end, Gen. Pickett asked to be buried among his men in his native Richmond."