JACKSON, William Lowther "Mudwall"
Confederate
Born: February 3 1825, Clarksburg WV
Died: March 24 1890, Louisville KY
Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, judge, politician,
lieutenant governor of Virginia.
War Service: 1861 Pvt., Col. of 31st Virginia, Western
Virginia, staff of Gen. T J Jackson until Fredericksburg, recruited
a regiment to operate in western Virginia, April 1863 Col. of
19th Virginia Cavalry, joined Jenkins' brigade in the Shenandoah
Valley, commanded a brigade in Early's raid on Washington,
Shenandoah Valley campaign, December 1864 Brig. Gen.,
refused to surrender at War's end.
Post War: Went to Mexico returned to West
Virginia but was unable to practice law, moved to Kentucky, judge.