William Woods Averell
Born: November 5, 1832
Birthplace: Cameron, New York
Father: Hiram Averell 1795 – 1887
Mother: Huldah Hemenway 1809 – 1881
Education:
1855: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (26th in class)
Occupation before War:
1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen
1855 – 1856: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri
1855 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen
1856 – 1857: Attended Cavalry School of Practice in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1857: Frontier Duty in Command Escorting General Dept. of New Mexico
1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Craig, New Mexico
1857: Engaged against Kiowa Indians in skirmish near Fort Craig
1857 – 1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Craig, New Mexico
1858: Scout for United States Army
1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Defiance, New Mexico
1858: Served in the Navajo Expedition
1858: Wounded during the night attack on Puerco of the West
1859: Frontier Duty at Fort Craig, New Mexico
1859 – 1861: On Sick leave from United States Army
1861: Declined 1st Lt. United States Army, 3rd Cavalry
1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen
1861: Bearer of Dispatches to Colonel Emory at Fort Arbuckle
1861 – 1862: 1st Lt. United States Army, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861: Mustering Duty at Elmira, New York
1861: Acting Assistant General to General Porter
1861: Participated in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861: Provost Duty in Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Commander, Cavalry Brigade, Washington, D.C. Defenses
1862: Served in the Advance on Manassas, Virginia
1862: Served in the Virginia Peninsula Campaign
1862 – 1865: Captain, United States Army, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of White Oak Swamp, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General, Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Scouted on the Upper Potomac River
1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Union Army Commander, 2nd Division, Cavalry, Army of Potomac
1863: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Kelly’s Ford
1863: Served in Stoneman’s Raid near Richmond, Virginia
1863: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Droop Mountain, Virginia
1863: Commander in the Salem Raid to Tennessee Railroad
1863: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry in Salem Expedition
1864 – 1865: Commander of 2nd Division of Cavalry
1864: Union Army Commander in Battle of Cove Mountain, Virginia
1864: Commander in Destruction of Tennessee Railroad
1864: Commander in March across the Alleghany Mountains
1864: Defeated Ramseur’s Division at Carter’s Farm
1864: In Pursuit of McCausland’s Raiders
1864: Served in the Battle of Fisher’s Hill
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for his service in the War
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry at Battle of Moorfield
1865: Resigned from Union, and United States Army on May 18th
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1869: United States Counsel to British North America
1869 – 1888: Civil Engineer, Inventor, and Entrepreneur
1888: Captain, United States Army, retiring on August 31st
1888 – 1898: Inspector General of Soldier’s Home
1898 – 1900: Suffered from paresis
Died: February 3, 1900
Place of Death: Bath, New York
Cause of Death: Cerebral hyperemia
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Grove Cemetery, Bath, New York
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