LaSalle (Corbell) Pickett (1843 - 1931)

Born 1843 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Edward Pickett — married 15 Sep 1863 in Petersburg City, Virginia

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1931 at about age 88 in Rockville, , Maryland, United States

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Biography

LaSalle was born in 1843, the daughter of Virginia planters and slaveholders. While attending the Lynchburg Female Academy, she met the widowed Confederate Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett, whom she married a few months after the disastrous charge at the battle of Gettysburg. They had two sons.

During their stay in Montreal, Canada, after the war, she taught French, Latin, and piano and sold her jewelry to support the family. After their return to Virginia and her husband's death, she accepted a clerical position with the U.S. Pensions Office.

Sallie became a prolific author, public speaker, and noted apologist for the "Lost Cause," a romanticized view of the Confederacy, appearing at veterans' events and engaging in numerous lecture tours.

She passed away in 1931.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM9-QML : 18 February 2021), Sallie A Corbell in entry for David J Corbell, 1860.
• "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X227-FXZ : accessed 28 May 2018), La Salle Corbell Pickett, 22 Mar 1931, Rockville, , Maryland, United States; citing reference ID , District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,116,832.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRW2-PK6 : 11 February 2018), Geo. E. Pickett and Sallie Corbell, 15 Sep 1863; citing Petersburg City, Virginia, reference 15; FHL microfilm 33,441.