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U. S. CIVIL WAR
PHOTOGRAPHS
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HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
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The red letters mark the location of the photographs in this
section.
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General Richard Brooke Garnett
Confederate Brigadier General Richard Brooke Garnett is believed to be buried
in Hollywood Cemetery. His cousin, Confederate Brigadier General Robert Selden
Garnett, the first General killed in the Civil War, is not buried at Hollywood
Cemetery.
[There is some confusion as to whether the photograph above is that of Richard
Garnett or his cousin Robert. Click
Here to read my logic for using the above
photograph - Ed.]
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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."
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