General James Johnston Pettigrew Monument (Bunker Hill, West Virginia)

General James Johnston Pettigrew Monument (Bunker Hill, West Virginia)

This monument commemorates the place of death of Brigadier General James Johnston Pettigrew of North Carolina who was mortally wounded at the 1863 Battle of Williamsport before later succumbing to his injuries at Edgewood Manor plantation in Bunker Hill. The monument features a Doric column stacked with cannonballs at its apex. On the rough stock pedestal is a bronze tablet inscribed with Pettigrew’s epitaph. The monument was damaged in 2020 after being hit by a truck.

1918-01-01

Site

2496

1929-01-01

m x m x m

current,39.327,-78.057;

USA

General James Johnston Pettigrew Monument (Bunker Hill, West Virginia)

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https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/General_James_Johnston_Pettigrew__Monument__Bunker_Hill,_West_Virginia_

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North Carolina Historical Commission and United Daughters of the Confederacy

United Daughters of the Confederacy and Local Funding

Due west of this tablet, 650 feet, is the Boyd House in which died, July 17, 1863, Brig.-Gen. James Johnston Pettigrew, of North Carolina, C. S. A. At Gettysburg he commanded and led Heth’s Division in the assault on Cemetery Ridge, July 3; and in the retreat was mortally wounded at Falling Water, July 14, 1863. “He was a brave and accomplished officer and gentleman, and his loss will be deeply felt by the country and the Army.” R. E. Lee.

West Virginia

Berkeley County

Confederate

Bunker Hill

City