William Steele
Birthplace: Albany, New York
Father: Private Steele
Mother: Fanny Abbey Steele 1789 -
Wife: Anne Elizabeth Duval Steele 1828 – 1877
Children:
Laura Duval Stovall 1854 -
Education:
1840: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (31st out of 42)
Occupation before War:
1840 – 1841: Served at Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania
1841 – 1842: Participated in Seminole Wars in Florida
1842 – 1844: Served at Fort Jesup in Louisiana with Dragoons
1844 – 1845: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri
1846 – 1846: Served in the Military Occupation of Texas
1847 – 1848: Adjutant General of a Cavalry Brigade
1847 – 1849: Adjutant of the 2nd United States Dragoons
1848 – 1849: Recruiting Duty
1849 – 1850: Stationed in Fredericksburg, Virginia
1851 – 1852: Quartermaster in Austin, Texas
1851 – 1861: Captain in the United States Dragoons
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 7th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1861: Participated in New Mexico Territory Campaign
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Cavalry
1863: Commander of Confederate District of the Indian Territory
1864: Commander of Eastern Subdistrict of the District of Texas
1864: Participated in the Red River Campaign
1865: Paroled in San Antonio, Texas on August 4, 1865
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1873: Cotton Commission Merchant in Texas
1873 – 1885: Texas State Adjutant General
Died: January 12, 1885
Place of Death: San Antonio, Texas
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas
Grave Location: Section 1
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