Which Confederate general was mortally wounded during Pickett's Charge?

Lewis Armistead was the Confederate general mortally wounded during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. On July 3, 1863, Brigadier General Armistead led his brigade toward the Union center, advancing through intense artillery and rifle fire.

Armistead’s men reached the stone wall at The Angle, the point later associated with the “high-water mark of the Confederacy.” He reportedly waved his hat from the tip of his sword as he advanced. After crossing the wall, he was struck by several bullets and captured by Union troops.

His wounds initially did not appear inevitably fatal, but Armistead died two days later, on July 5, at a Union field hospital. The Union officer who received his personal effects, Captain Henry H. Bingham, carried news of his condition to Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, Armistead’s close prewar friend.

A common mix-up is confusing Armistead with George Pickett, whose division gave the assault its name. Pickett commanded the division; Armistead commanded one of its brigades.