William Barksdale
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 161 years ago |
Date of birth | August 21,1821 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Smyrna |
Tennessee | |
United States | |
Date of died | July 3,1863 |
Died | Gettysburg |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
Battles and wars | Mexican–American War |
American Civil War | |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Nashville |
Siblings | Ethelbert Barksdale |
Books | Speech on [!] Hon. Wm. Barksdale, of Mississippi, on the Presidential Election |
Party | Democratic Party |
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ID | 817219 |
William Barksdale Life story
William Barksdale was a lawyer, newspaper editor, US Representative, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. A staunch secessionist, he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg while he led his brigade's attack on Union forces not far from Cemetery Ridge.