Claim: MG George E. Pickett, a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, led five brigades in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia.
Evidence: George Edward Pickett (January 16, 1825 – July 30, 1875) was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. After the Battle of Gettysburg, Pickett commanded the Department of Southern Virginia and North Carolina.