Historical records matching Colonel William Westmore Gordon, (CSA)
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About Colonel William Westmore Gordon, (CSA)
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name William Westmore Gordon
Birth Date 5 Aug 1831
Birth Place Essex County, Virginia
Enlistment Rank Captain
Muster Place Virginia
Muster Company A(2nd)
Muster Regiment 14th Cavalry
Muster Regiment Type Cavalry
Muster Information Commission
Rank Change Rank Colonel
Side of War Confederacy
Survived War? Yes
Death Date 5 Dec 1892
Death Place Richmond, Virginia
Burial Place Hollywood Cem., Richmond, Virginia
Additional Notes Graduated VMI 1850. Graduated UVA LLB. Farmer, New Kent County to 1871. Lawyer, Richmond to death.
Additional Notes 2 Muster 2 Unit: 781; Muster 2 Regiment: 27th Infantry; Muster 2 Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster 2 Information: Commission;
Title The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He graduated first in his class from the Virginia Military Institute in 1850 and served in the United States Coast Survey following graduation. Graduating from the University of Virginia with a law degree in 1853, he taught at VMI before opening a legal practice in Lewisburg, (West) Virginia. He was appointed Captain in the Greenbriar Cavalry Regiment at the start of the Civil War and was promoted to Colonel and commander of the 27th Virginia Infantry regiment in 1861, seeing action in the First Battle of Manassas. He resigned his officer's commission due to poor health, but remained on active duty in Richmond for the duration of the war. Following the war, he served as legal counsel for the York and Southern Railroad Companies from 1871 until his death in 1892.
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Colonel William Westmore Gordon, (CSA)'s Timeline
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August 5, 1831
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Loretto, Essex County, Virginia, United States
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| 1892 |
December 5, 1892
Age 61
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
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