Claim: MG George E. Pickett, a career United States Army officer who was promoted as major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, commandeered 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.