Born: September 29, 1823
Birthplace: Amherst County Virginia
Father: Dr. Micajah Pendleton 1796 – 1861
Mother: Louisa Jane Davis Pendleton 1806 -
Wife: Cornelia M. Morgan Pendleton
Education:
1842: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Buchanan County Virginia
Attorney in New Orleans Louisiana
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major of 3rd Louisiana Battalion Infantry
1862: Lt. Colonel of 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured during the Seven Days Campaign (July 28, 1862)
1862: Prisoner of War held until exchanged on August 5, 1862
1862: Wounded on the ankle during the Battle of Antietam Maryland
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded on the hand during the Battle of Chancellorsville VA.
1863 – 1864: Absent from command due to his war wounds
1865: Commander of 15th Louisiana Infantry at Appomattox Virginia
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Lexington Virginia
1869 – 1871: Virginia State Senator
1873 – 1877: Member of Board of Visitors Virginia Military Institute

Died: July 26, 1899
Place of Death: Lexington Virginia
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery Lexington VA.

Born: September 29, 1823
Birthplace: Amherst County Virginia
Father: Dr. Micajah Pendleton 1796 – 1861
Mother: Louisa Jane Davis Pendleton 1806 -
Wife: Cornelia M. Morgan Pendleton
Education:
1842: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Buchanan County Virginia
Attorney in New Orleans Louisiana
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major of 3rd Louisiana Battalion Infantry
1862: Lt. Colonel of 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured during the Seven Days Campaign (July 28, 1862)
1862: Prisoner of War held until exchanged on August 5, 1862
1862: Wounded on the ankle during the Battle of Antietam Maryland
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded on the hand during the Battle of Chancellorsville VA.
1863 – 1864: Absent from command due to his war wounds
1865: Commander of 15th Louisiana Infantry at Appomattox Virginia
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Lexington Virginia
1869 – 1871: Virginia State Senator
1873 – 1877: Member of Board of Visitors Virginia Military Institute

Died: July 26, 1899
Place of Death: Lexington Virginia
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery Lexington VA.