William Barksdale
(1821-1863)
Confederate Army general
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William Barksdale (August 21, 1821 – July 3, 1863) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Congressman, slaveholder and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. A staunch secessionist, he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg while leading his brigade's attack on Union forces not far from Cemetery Ridge.
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21 August 1821 Smyrna, Tennessee
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| Died |
3 July 1863 (aged 41) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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