Editing George Pickett (section)

==Later life==
Pickett's execution of 22 captured Union Army soldiers, from North Carolina at New Bern, was then under investigation. Pickett, fearing prosecution, fled with his wife and son to Canada. Testimony at the hearings, including that of wartime North Carolina Governor [[Zebulon Baird Vance|Zebulon Vance]], alleged that at least some of the executed men had belonged to local militias and been unwillingly transferred to the regular Confederate army in "violation of their enlistment agreement," and thus should not have been treated as deserters and shot.<ref>{{cite book |last=Current |first=Richard Nelson |date=1992 |title=Lincoln's Loyalists: Union soldiers from the Confederacy |location=Lawrenceville, New Jersey |publisher=Princeton University Press |pages=[https://archive.org/details/lincolnsloyalist0000curr/page/119 119–123] |isbn=978-1-55553-124-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/lincolnsloyalist0000curr/page/119 }}</ref> Pickett remained out of the country for a year until hearing that, at the recommendation of [[Ulysses S. Grant]], the investigation had ended. Pickett returned to the United States with his family in 1866 to work as an insurance agent and farmer in [[Norfolk, Virginia]].<ref name="George Pickett"/>

On June 23, 1874, House Resolution 3086, an "act to remove the political disabilities of George E. Pickett of Virginia", was passed by the U.S. Congress. Pickett was granted a full pardon, about a year before his death.<ref>[http://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/george-edward-pickett-facts/]George Pickett – Facts and APUSH Notes</ref>

Pickett lamented his men, lost in great number at Gettysburg. Late in his life, Colonel [[John S. Mosby]], who had served under General [[J. E. B. Stuart]], was present when Lee and Pickett met briefly after the war. He claimed their interaction was cold and reserved. Others present at the meeting disputed this, stating Lee only acted in his usual reserved and gentlemanly fashion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickettsociety.com/mosby.html|title=Letter to the Editor|author=K.C. Stiles|work=Times-Dispatch|date=  March 25, 1911}}</ref> Pickett, Mosby said, complained bitterly to him after this meeting that "That man destroyed my division."<ref name="Tagg240"/> Mosby allegedly replied, "Yes, but he made you immortal." Most historians find the encounter as Mosby interpreted it unlikely. Asked by reporters why Pickett's Charge failed, Pickett frequently replied, "I've always thought the [[Yankee|Yankees]] had something to do with it."<ref>Boritt, p. 19.</ref>

George E. Pickett died in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 30, 1875.<ref>Brown, Fred R. ''History of the Ninth U.S. Infantry, 1799–1909.'' Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1909, p. 730.</ref> The cause of death was a [[liver abscess]], although whether it was alcohol-related, [[Amoebic liver abscess|amoebic]] or [[Pyogenic liver abscess|bacterial]] is not clear.<ref>[[Lesley J. Gordon|Gordon, Lesley J.]] ''General George E. Pickett in Life and Legend.'' Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1998, p. 236.</ref> He was initially interred in [[Cedar Grove Cemetery (Portsmouth, Virginia)|Cedar Grove Cemetery]] in Norfolk.<ref>Selcer, Richard F. ''"Faithfully and Forever Your Soldier": Gen. George E. Pickett, CSA.'' Gettysburg, Pa.:Farnsworth House Military Impressions, 1995, p. 54.</ref> His remains were disinterred on October 23, and he was buried in [[Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)|Hollywood Cemetery]] in Richmond, Virginia, on October 24, 1875. More than 40,000 people lined the funeral route, while another 5,000 marched in the funeral procession.<ref>"The Late Gen. Pickett." ''New York Times.'' October 25, 1875.</ref> A memorial to Pickett was erected over his grave site and dedicated on October 5, 1888.<ref>Sedore, Timothy S. ''An Illustrated Guide to Virginia's Confederate Monuments.'' Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 2011, p. 161.</ref> The memorial was not, however, placed directly above Pickett's burial site, and the exact location of his remains is not clear.<ref name="DeadLostCause">"Dead of Lost Cause May Get U.S. Shrine." ''Washington Post.'' March 30, 1931.</ref>

LaSalle Corbell Pickett died on March 22, 1931, having outlived her husband by more than 55 years. Initially, Hollywood Cemetery declined to allow her to be buried next to her husband. Pickett's grandson, Lieutenant George E. Pickett III,<ref>Only George E. Pickett, Jr. survived into adulthood.  He died at sea while returning from [[Manila]], [[Philippines]], on April 18, 1911. See: [https://books.google.com/books?id=DZodAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22George+E.+Pickett%22+died+1911&pg=PA218 Department of War. ''War Department Annual Reports, 1911.'' Vol. 3. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1912, p. 218.] Retrieved October 24, 2013.</ref> threatened to have his grandfather disinterred and moved to [[Arlington National Cemetery]], where both grandparents could be buried side by side. Hollywood Cemetery quickly agreed to permit LaSalle's interment at Hollywood,<ref name="DeadLostCause" /> but this did not immediately occur for reasons which are not clear, and LaSalle was cremated and buried at [[Abbey Mausoleum (Arlington County, Virginia)|Abbey Mausoleum]] in [[Arlington County, Virginia]]. Originally a mausoleum for the wealthy, it went bankrupt in 1968. The structure fell into disrepair, and it was vandalized many times and several graves desecrated.<ref>Scannell, Nancy. "Mausoleum for Sale." ''Washington Post.'' April 28, 1986; Hong, Peter Y. "Vandalism in Va. Mausoleum Said to Indicate Satanism." ''Washington Post.'' June 23, 1994; Kunkle, Fredrick. "Giving Up Its Ghosts." ''Washington Post.'' January 27, 2001.</ref> In early 1998, the [[Military Order of the Stars and Bars]] and [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]] worked together to pay for LaSalle's disinterment and reburial in front of the George E. Pickett Memorial in Hollywood Cemetery. LaSalle Pickett was buried on Saturday, March 21, 1998. She was the first woman interred in the Confederate military burial section.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eEogAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F6YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4345%2C4272739 "General's Wife Buried in Confederate Cemetery." ''Tuscaloosa News.'' March 21, 1998.] Retrieved October 24, 2013.</ref>