William N. Pendleton
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. William Nelson Pendleton was born in 1809 in Richmond, Virginia. He grew up there on the plantation belonging to his parents, Edmund Pendleton and his wife Lucy Pendleton.His primary education came from private tutors and from attending John Nelson''s School located in Richmond.Pendleton''s family arranged for his older brother to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point, but when Francis expressed little military interest William went in his place. He e...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. William Nelson Pendleton was born in 1809 in Richmond, Virginia. He grew up there on the plantation belonging to his parents, Edmund Pendleton and his wife Lucy Pendleton.His primary education came from private tutors and from attending John Nelson''s School located in Richmond.Pendleton''s family arranged for his older brother to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point, but when Francis expressed little military interest William went in his place. He entered West point in 1826 and graduated four years later, standing 5th out of 42 cadets.Among Pendleton''s classmates at West Point were future Confederate generals Joseph E. Johnston, Robert E. Lee, and John B. Magruder as well as future statesman Jefferson Davis.
