{⋆★⋆} BG Cabell, William Lewis

William Lewis Cabell​

Born: January 1, 1827

Birthplace: Danville, Virginia

Father: Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell 1793 – 1862

(Buried: Grove Street Cemetery, Danville, Virginia)​

Mother: Sallie Epes Doswell 1802 – 1874

(Buried: Grove Street Cemetery, Danville, Virginia)​

Wife: Harriette A. Rector 1827 – 1887

(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas)​

Children:

Benjamin E. Cabell 1858 – 1931​

(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas)​

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Katie Cabell Muse 1861 – 1927​

(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas)​

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William Lewis Cabell Jr. 1867 – 1867​

(Buried: Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas)​

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John Joseph Cabell 1868 – 1903​

(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas)​

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Lawrence Duval Cabell 1874 – 1946​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Texas)​

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Lewis Rector Cabell 1879 – 1966​

(Buried: Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas)​

Education:

1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (33rd​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1850 – 1851: Brevet 2nd​ Lt., United States Army Infantry​

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1851 – 1855: 2nd​ Lt., United States Army 7th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1855 – 1858: 1st​ Lt., United States Army 7th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1858 – 1861: Captain and Assistant Quartermaster U.S. Army​

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1861: Resigned from United States Army on April 20th​​

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Regimental Quartermaster on Staff of General Persifor F. Smith​

Civil War Career:

Helped in Establishment of Commissary, Quartermaster and Ordnance​

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1861: Staff Officer to General P. G. T. Beauregard​

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1861 – 1862: Staff Officer to General Joseph E. Johnston​

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Served in the Trans – Mississippi Department with Earl Van Dorn​

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1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry​

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1862: Served on the White River with headquarters at Jacksonport, Arkansas​

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1862: Brigade Commander at Corinth, Mississippi​

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1862: Brigade Commander during the Battle of Iuka, Mississippi​

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1862: Wounded during Second Battle of Corinth, Mississippi​

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1862: Wounded during Battle of Hatchie's Bridge, Tennessee​

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1863: Outfitted one of the largest Cavalry Brigades west of Mississippi​

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1864: Brigade Commander Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas​

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1864: Brigade Commander Battle of Marks Mills, Arkansas​

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1864: Captured on October 23, 1864 during Price's Raid​

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Held as Prisoner of War at Johnson's Island Prison Camp​

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Held as Prisoner of War at Fort Warren in Boston, Massachusetts​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1868: Civil Engineer in Fort Smith, Arkansas​

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1868 – 1872: Attorney in Fort Smith, Arkansas​

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Attorney in Dallas, Texas​

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1874 – 1882: Mayor of Dallas, Texas​

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Vice President of the Texas Trunk Railroad Company​

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1885 – 1889: United States Marshal, Northern District of Texas​

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Offered his services to U.S. Government during Spanish American War​

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Commander of the Trans – Miss. Department of United CSA Veterans​

Died: February 22, 1911

Place of Death: Dallas, Texas

Age at time of Death: 84 years old

Burial Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas

Grave Location: Block 18 – Lot 25 – Space 1

 

[Pollaco]

While a staff officer for either Beauregard or Johnston, Cabell is credited with helping design the Confederate battleflag.

 

[John Hartwell]

Galveston Daily News, 28 February 1911:

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy early (January 1st) Birthday Brig. General William L. Cabell! Salutes remembering General Cabell on the week of his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

His capture was at Marais des Cygnes during Sterling Price's Missouri Raid. That would be Kansas?

 

[Pollaco]

He was mayor of Dallas but not in consecutive terms. He was the 14th,16th and 20th mayor.

 

[Pollaco]

I'm guessing he was the brother of (artillery) Col.Henry C. Cabell.