PILE, William Anderson

Affiliation:  Union

Born: February 11 1829, near Indianapolis IN

Died: July 7 1889, Monrovia CA

Pre-War Profession: Minister

War Service: June 1861 Chaplain of 1st Missouri Light Artillery, discharged March 1862, Lt. Col. of 33rd Missouri, December 1862 Col., garrison duty in Arkansas, December 1863 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded at Port Hudson, commanded 1st Bde/1st Divn USCT in Mobile campaign.

Post War: US congressman, territorial governor of New Mexico, minister to Venezuela.