MAHONE, William

Confederate

Born: December 1 1826, Southampton Cty VA

Died: October 8 1895, Washington DC

Pre-War Profession: Teacher, railroad engineer, railroad president.

War Service: May 1861 Col. of 6th Virginia, Norfolk, November 1861 Brig. Gen., commanded Mahone's Bde/Huger's Divn at Seven Pines, Seven Days, commanded Mahone's Bde/in R H Anderson's Divn at Second Manassas (w), Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, July 1864 Maj. Gen., commanded Mahone's Divn/III Corps, Crater, Appomattox.

Post War: Railroad president, politician, US senator.