William Estey Burnet:
Born: July 7, 1833Birthplace: Lynchburg, Harris County, Texas
Father: Texas Republic President David G. Burnet 1799 – 1870
(Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Texas)
Mother: Hannah Este 1800 – 1858
(Buried: Hannah Este Burnet Gravesite, Baytown, Texas)
Education:
Attended Kentucky Military Institute
Occupation before War:
1857 – 1861: Served in the United States Army as 2nd Lt.
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. in Confederate States Regular Army
Assigned to muster in troops in Grenada, Mississippi
1862: Captain of Burnet's Artillery Battery
1862: Chief of Artillery to Brig. General William Lewis Cabell
1862 – 1863: Major of Confederate Army Artillery
1863 – 1865: Colonel of Confederate Army Artillery
Chief of Artillery to General Dabney H. Maury
1863 – 1865: Commander of Artillery Defenses in Mobile, Alabama
Died: March 31, 1865
Place of Death: Spanish Fort, Mobile, Alabama
Cause of Death: Killed by a federal sharpshooter
Age at time of Death: 31 years old
Burial Place: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
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